Chief Performance Officer · USA Taekwondo
Olympian.
Coach.
Performance Leader.
Stephen Lambdin competed for Team USA at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and coached at Paris 2024. Today he leads high performance for USA Taekwondo — and works directly with athletes who want to compete at the highest level.
Rio de Janeiro
Paris
Coach of the Year
Grand Prix Medalists Coached
About
From the mat
to the corner.
Few people in American Taekwondo have seen the sport from as many seats as Stephen Lambdin: athlete, coach, and now the executive responsible for the nation’s Olympic pipeline.
A heavyweight on the U.S. national team for nearly a decade, Stephen represented the United States at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and medaled at the Pan American Games. When he transitioned to coaching, he carried with him what most coaches never have — a firsthand understanding of what it takes to fight on the sport’s biggest stage.
Since then he has coached Team USA athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and developed World Championships and Grand Prix medalists across the international circuit. As Chief Performance Officer at USA Taekwondo, he leads the High Performance Department — and he remains on the mat daily as a Coach at the US National Academy in Charlotte, NC, working with the country’s best athletes.
- Chief Performance OfficerUSA Taekwondo
- CoachUS National Academy · Charlotte, NC
- Coaching Committee MemberWorld Taekwondo
- Coaching Committee ChairPan Am Taekwondo Union
- 2016 Olympian · +80kgTeam USA
Work With Me
Two ways to train.
Whether you’re chasing a national team spot or building strength around a full-time life, every program starts from the same place: what elite preparation actually looks like.
Track 01 — Hong
Elite Athletes & Teams
For competitive Taekwondo athletes, clubs, and federations preparing for national and international competition.
- Individual athlete development & competition planning
- Training camps and club consultation
- Coach mentorship and education
Track 02 — Chung
Remote Strength & Conditioning
Personalized programming delivered through TrueCoach — built and reviewed by an Olympic coach, designed around your schedule and equipment.
- Fully individualized program, updated weekly
- Video feedback on your lifts
- Direct messaging access
Seminars & Speaking
Bring the standard to your room.
Stephen speaks and runs seminars for clubs, federations, coaching conferences, and corporate teams — drawing on a career spent inside Olympic sport at every level.
The Record
A career in the sport.
Contact
Let’s talk.
Athlete development, remote coaching, seminars, speaking — tell me what you’re working toward.
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