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In the 2012 Olympics he won the gold medal, outscoring his opponents 14-0 in the 120 kg weight class in London. In the 2016 Olympics he won the gold medal, outscoring his opponents 16-0 in the 130 kg weight class in Rio de Janeiro.
Aug 6, 2024 · In his sixth Olympic appearance, Cuba's super heavyweight (130kg/286lbs) Mijain Lopez achieved a feat no Olympian — not even Michael Phelps — has ever accomplished: The 6-foot-5, 41-year-old has now won five straight Olympic golds in the same event. Around 9 p.m. in Paris, the wrestler defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0.
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Aug 16, 2024 · Mijain Lopez, Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler who was considered one of the sport’s greatest athletes. He was the first male wrestler to win four Olympic gold medals. Lopez competed in the 120-kg weight class and later in the 130-kg class.
Aug 6, 2024 · Mijain Lopez, the 41-year-old wrestler from Cuba, became the first athlete to win five consecutive Olympic golds in the same individual event Tuesday when he ended his career with a 6-0 win over...
Aug 6, 2024 · Lopez was the four-time defending Olympic gold medalist in his weight class, first winning the 130kg division in 2008 in Beijing and successfully defending his title in 2012, 2016 and 2021.
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Oct 12, 2021 · 📲 Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe Mijain Lopez is the king of the super heavyweight class. The 38-year-old wrestler has not lost an Olympic...
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Aug 2, 2021 · Cuba’s Mijain Lopez Nunez couldn’t contain his elation at the end of his 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling bout: he had just achieved what no man had ever done before. The world’s greatest super heavyweight wrestler had just won his fourth consecutive gold medal at his fourth Olympic games.