# Stephen Lambdin

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{{short description|American taekwondo practitioner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
|name            = Stephen Lambdin
|image=Stephen Lambdin.jpg
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1988|3|9|mf=yes}}
|birth_place=[Texas, United States](/source/Texas%2C_United_States)
|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's [Taekwondo](/source/Taekwondo)}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} 
{{MedalCompetition|[Pan American Games](/source/Pan_American_Games)}} 
{{MedalBronze| [2011 Guadalajara](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games) | [+80 kg](/source/Taekwondo_at_the_2011_Pan_American_Games)}} 
{{MedalCompetition|World University Championships}} 
{{MedalBronze|2012 Pocheon|+87kg}} 
{{MedalBronze|2008 Belgrade|+84kg}} 
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Taekwondo Championships}} 
{{MedalBronze|2012 Sucré|+87kg}} 
{{MedalSilver|2006 Buenos Aires|+84kg}} 
{{MedalCompetition|World Junior Championships}} 
{{MedalBronze|2004 Sucheon|+78kg}} 
{{MedalCompetition|WTF A-Class International Opens}} 
{{MedalSilver|2013 Buenos Aires|+87kg}} 
{{MedalGold|2013 Toronto|+84kg}} 
{{MedalGold|2012 Belgrade|+87kg}} 
{{MedalGold|2010 Manchester|+84kg}} 
{{MedalGold|2010 Alicante|+84kg}}}}

'''Stephen Lambdin''' (born Stephen Thomas Lambdin, March 9, 1988) is an American taekwondo competitor. He represented Team USA at the [2016 Olympic Games](/source/2016_Olympic_Games) in Rio, Brazil. He represented the United States at the [2011 Pan American Games](/source/2011_Pan_American_Games), where he won a bronze medal.<ref name="USA-Taekwondo">{{cite web|author=Taekwondo |url=http://usa-taekwondo.us/athlete/athlete/2440 |title=USA Taekwondo - Official Website of USA Taekwondo |website=Usa-taekwondo.us |date= |accessdate=2016-02-25}}</ref> He trains with coach Jeff Pinaroc in Mansfield Texas.<ref name="Stephenlambdin.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.stephenlambdin.com|title=Stephen Lambdin Homepage|website=Stephenlambdin.com|accessdate=2016-02-25}}</ref> He is a graduate of [Colleyville Heritage High School](/source/Colleyville_Heritage_High_School) and [California Lutheran University](/source/California_Lutheran_University).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LA/Stephen-Lambdin | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140228171913/http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/LA/Stephen-Lambdin | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 28, 2014 | title = Stephen Lambdin: USA Taekwondo | publisher=United States Olympic Committee | accessdate=February 20, 2014 | website = www.teamusa.org}}</ref>

Lambdin competes in the heavyweight division (+190&nbsp;lbs/+87&nbsp;kg).<ref name="usa-taekwondo.us">{{cite web|author=Taekwondo |url=http://usa-taekwondo.us |title=USA Taekwondo - Official Website of USA Taekwondo |website=Usa-taekwondo.us |date= |accessdate=2016-02-25}}</ref>
As of May 1, 2013, Lambdin was ranked 10th in the WTF World Taekwondo rankings.<ref name="World Taekwondo Federation">{{cite web | url = http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/ranking.html | title = WTF World Taekwondo Federation | accessdate = January 22, 2013 |url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130115235620/http://www.wtf.org/wtf_eng/site/hall/ranking.html | archivedate = January 15, 2013}}</ref> As of March 18, 2019, Lambdin was ranked 13th in the Olympic Kyorugi Ranking (Senior Division / M+80&nbsp;kg) and 10th in the World Kyorugi Ranking (Senior Division / M+87&nbsp;kg).<ref>{{cite web | url = https://worldtkd.simplycompete.com/playerProfile/11e6eef4-5c2d-1d0e-92b4-12f817a4f090 | title = Stephen Lambdin | date = March 2019 | accessdate = March 18, 2019 | work = World Taekwondo | via = worldtkd.simplycompete.com}}</ref>

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Category:1988 births
Category:Living people
Category:American male taekwondo practitioners
Category:California Lutheran University alumni
Category:Colleyville Heritage High School alumni
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in taekwondo
Category:Taekwondo practitioners at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:21st-century American sportsmen

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