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Mijaín López Núñez (born 20 August 1982) is a Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, and five-time Pan American Games champion.
Aug 6, 2024 · PARIS — A Cuban wrestler made Olympic history Tuesday, then walked away. Mijaín López became the first Summer Olympian in any individual sport to win five consecutive gold medals in the same...
PARIS (AP) — Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler Mijain Lopez has earned a shot at a record fifth Olympic gold medal in wrestling. Just two weeks shy of his 42nd birthday, Lopez beat Azerbaijan’s Sabah...
Aug 7, 2024 · On Tuesday, López, of Cuba, became the first athlete in Olympic history to win a gold medal at five straight Games, beating Chile’s Yasmani Acosta in the 130kg Greco-Roman wrestling final to ...
PARIS (AP) — Mijain Lopez has gone out on top. The 41-year-old Cuban defeated Yasmani Acosta Fernandez of Chile 6-0 in the 130-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday to win his fifth ...
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...
Aug 6, 2024 · Lopez is 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,...
Aug 5, 2024 · After winning his Greco-Roman 130kg semifinal match, Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez is one win away from history. A victory in the final would make him the first athlete to ever win the same event at five straight Olympics.
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.
Mijaín López (born August 20, 1982, Los Palacios, Pinar del Río, Cuba) is a 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. López began wrestling when he was 10 years old.
