Japoy Lizardo

Japoy Lizardo
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Men’s taekwondo
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou Finweight
Asian Championships
2012 Ho Chi Minh City Finweight
2010 Astana Finweight [1]
2006 Bangkok Finweight [2]
2008 Henan Finweight [3]
Southeast Asian Games
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 attended Diliman Preparatory School and studied college at De La Salle University - College of Saint Benilde. He is currently in relationship with co-taekwondo artist Janice Lagman. They married in May 2016.[7] On August 11, 2016, the couple announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Lizardo, Avenido named to elite list". Business Insight Malaya. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  2. ↑ "Gold winners speaks highly of Olympic taekwondo pre-Olympic event". 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics official website. Retrieved 2010-08-12.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Giongco, Nick (2015-11-12). "Lizardo quits from PH team". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  5. ↑ Navarro, June (January 14, 2016). "Filipino OSM scholars to strengthen bid for Rio". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  6. ↑ David, Jean Russel (15 April 2016). "Lizardo sees PH jins qualifying for Rio". The Manila Times. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Japoy Lizardo set to marry fellow Taekwondo practitioner Janice Lagman". Philippine Entertainment Portal. April 12, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Japoy Lizardo, wife Janice expecting first child". ABS-CBN Corporation. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.


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