Diana López
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Diana López is an American
born Olympic Taekwondo competitor of Nicaraguan
ethnicity. She represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the younger sister of Olympians Steven
and Mark López (US athlete) She graduated from Kempner High School
in 2002, and is a student at the University of Houston–Downtown
as of at least February 2008.
In 2005 Diana and her brothers, Steven and Mark, made history by becoming the first three siblings in any sport to win World Championship Titles at the same event during the World Taekwondo Championships
in Madrid
, Spain
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
born Olympic Taekwondo competitor of Nicaraguan
Nicaraguan
Nicaraguans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua. Most Nicaraguans live in Nicaragua, although there is also a significant Nicaraguan diaspora, particularly in Costa Rica and the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...
ethnicity. She represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She is the younger sister of Olympians Steven
Steven López
Steven López is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first...
and Mark López (US athlete) She graduated from Kempner High School
Kempner High School
I. H. Kempner High School is a public high school in Sugar Land, Texas, USA and a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District.It was named after Isaac Herbert Kempner, the founder of Imperial Sugar, through which the city of Sugar Land received its name...
in 2002, and is a student at the University of Houston–Downtown
University of Houston–Downtown
The University of Houston–Downtown is a four-year state university, and is a distinct component institution of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20-acre in Downtown Houston, with a satellite location in northwestern Harris County...
as of at least February 2008.
In 2005 Diana and her brothers, Steven and Mark, made history by becoming the first three siblings in any sport to win World Championship Titles at the same event during the World Taekwondo Championships
World Taekwondo Championships
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by the World Taekwondo Federation.-Competitions:-All-time medal table:All-time medal count as 2011 World Taekwondo Championships.-External links:*...
in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
.