Lynnette Love

American taekwondo practitioner

Lynnette Alicia Love

Master Lynnette Love (right) gives a student one-on-one instruction at Andrews Air Force Base in 2012.

Personal information

Full name

Lynnette Alicia Love

Born

(1957-09-21) September 21, 1957 (age 66)
Cook County, Illinois

Medal record

Women's taekwondo

Representing the United States
World Championships
	1987 Barcelona	Heavyweight (+70 kg)
	1991 Athens	Heavyweight (+70 kg)
Olympic Games (demonstration)
	1988 Seoul	Heavyweight (+70 kg)
	1992 Barcelona	Heavyweight (+70 kg)

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.

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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Air Force News: Former Olympic champion teaches taekwondo at Joint Base Andrews". DoD Housing Network. September 19, 2012.
^ "NOTEBOOK". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. 1988-07-12. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
^ "Seoul 1988: Great Olympic Moments". Ebony. May 1992. Love, a 35-year-old Wayne State University graduate
^ [url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2776710/ |title=Lynnette Love in IMDb]