Marlon Lopez
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Born | Guatemala | 13 December 1975||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Visual impairment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Marlon Lopez (born December 13, 1975) is a retired American Paralympic judoka who competed at international level events. He competed at three Paralympic Games winning two bronze medals.[1][2]
Lopez contracted Stevens–Johnson syndrome when he was nine years old after having a severe allergic reaction to medication leading to him being partially sighted.[3]
References[]
- ^ "LA's Lopez Wins Bronze in Judo". Los Angeles Times. 20 October 2000.
- ^ "Marlon Lopez Judoka". JudoInside. 2 September 2020.
- ^ Spicuzza, Mary (27 April 2000). "Blind Faith". Metro Active.
Categories:
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Guatemalan emigrants to the United States
- Sportspeople from Los Angeles
- Paralympic judoka of the United States
- Judoka at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics