Japoy Lizardo
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Philippines
| ||
| Men’s taekwondo | ||
| Asian Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Guangzhou | Finweight |
| Asian Championships | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2012 Ho Chi Minh City | Finweight |
| | 2010 Astana | Finweight [1] |
| | 2006 Bangkok | Finweight [2] |
| | 2008 Henan | Finweight [3] |
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2011 Indonesia | Flyweight |
| | 2009 Vientiane | Finweight |
John Paul Lizardo (June 8, 1986), also known as Japoy Lizardo, is a Filipino taekwondo practitioner, actor and commercial model.
Career
Lizardo first garnered attention at the 2001 Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships where he captured the silver medal in the men's finweight.
He has won three medals (two silvers one bronze) at the senior stage of the Asian Taekwondo Championships and competed in the World Taekwondo Championships in 2007 and 2009.
He quit as a member of the Philippine men's taekwondo team in November 2015 due to his leg injury.[4]
Lizardo was among the 14 scholar-athletes who have scholarships from the Olympic Solidarity Movement under the Philippine Olympic Committee.[5]
By 2016, Lizardo now serves as head coach of the Philippine national taekwondo team.[6]
Personal life
Lizardo is currently in relationship with co-taekwando artist Janice Lagman. The two are set to be married in May 2016.[7]
References
- ↑ "Lizardo, Avenido named to elite list". Business Insight Malaya. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "Gold winners speaks highly of Olympic taekwondo pre-Olympic event". 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics official website. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ "2008亚洲跆拳道锦标赛男子-54kg半决赛菲律宾对韩国". 2tkd.com. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
- ↑ Giongco, Nick (2015-11-12). "Lizardo quits from PH team". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
- ↑ Navarro, June (January 14, 2016). "Filipino OSM scholars to strengthen bid for Rio". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ↑ David, Jean Russel (15 April 2016). "Lizardo sees PH jins qualifying for Rio". The Manila Times. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Japoy Lizardo set to marry fellow Taekwondo practitioner Janice Lagman". Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
External links
- Interview on Japoy Lizardo from World Taekwondo Federation (official website)