Stephen Lambdin (born Stephen Thomas Lambdin, March 9, 1988) is an American taekwondo competitor. He represented Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil. He represented the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games, where he won a bronze medal.[1] He trains with coach Jeff Pinaroc in Mansfield Texas.[2] He is a graduate of Colleyville Heritage High School and California Lutheran University.[3]

Stephen Lambdin
Personal information
Born (1988-03-09) March 9, 1988 (age 36)
Texas, United States
Medal record
Men's Taekwondo
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Guadalajara +80 kg
World University Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Pocheon +87kg
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Belgrade +84kg
Pan American Taekwondo Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Sucré +87kg
Silver medal – second place 2006 Buenos Aires +84kg
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Sucheon +78kg
WTF A-Class International Opens
Silver medal – second place 2013 Buenos Aires +87kg
Gold medal – first place 2013 Toronto +84kg
Gold medal – first place 2012 Belgrade +87kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Manchester +84kg
Gold medal – first place 2010 Alicante +84kg

Lambdin competes in the heavyweight division (+190 lbs/+87 kg).[4] As of May 1, 2013, Lambdin was ranked 10th in the WTF World Taekwondo rankings.[5] As of March 18, 2019, Lambdin was ranked 13th in the Olympic Kyorugi Ranking (Senior Division / M+80 kg) and 10th in the World Kyorugi Ranking (Senior Division / M+87 kg).[6]

References

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  1. ^ Taekwondo. "USA Taekwondo - Official Website of USA Taekwondo". Usa-taekwondo.us. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. ^ "Stephen Lambdin Homepage". Stephenlambdin.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  3. ^ "Stephen Lambdin: USA Taekwondo". www.teamusa.org. United States Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Taekwondo. "USA Taekwondo - Official Website of USA Taekwondo". Usa-taekwondo.us. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  5. ^ "WTF World Taekwondo Federation". Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Stephen Lambdin". World Taekwondo. March 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019 – via worldtkd.simplycompete.com.