Lynnette Love

American taekwondo practitioner From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lynnette Love (born September 21, 1957) is a United States Olympian in taekwondo.[1] She achieved a gold medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.[1] She trained was trained by Dong Ja Yang[2] Howard University.[3] Nominated for the Sullivan Award in 1988 In the World Guinness Book of Records in 1993 for only American to win 9 national titles and 2 world titles.

FullnameLynnette Alicia Love
Born (1957-09-21) September 21, 1957 (age 68)
Cook County, Illinois
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Lynnette Alicia Love
Master Lynnette Love (right) gives a student one-on-one instruction at Andrews Air Force Base in 2012.
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Full nameLynnette Alicia Love
Born (1957-09-21) September 21, 1957 (age 68)
Cook County, Illinois
Medal record
Women's taekwondo
Representing the  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 BarcelonaHeavyweight (+70 kg)
Gold medal – first place1991 AthensHeavyweight (+70 kg)
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulHeavyweight (+70 kg)
Bronze medal – third place1992 BarcelonaHeavyweight (+70 kg)
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Lynnette acted in the WMAC Masters series, as "Tarantula", participating in only one episode, where she loses the fight for Dragon Star against Lady Lightning.[4]

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