Mijaín López

About Mijaín López

Mijaín López Núñez is a Cuban wrestler. He is a 5x world champion and 2x Olympic gold medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling.

López has represented Cuba at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in Beijing and London, and was his country's flagbearer during the opening ceremonies. In both competitions he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 120 kg category.On 18 October 2010 Mijaín López was rumoured to have defected and be training in Miami for MMA, however, Eric Castanos, the coach he was rumoured to be training with contradicted these rumours, stating that Mijaín López is still in Cuba and has never mentioned anything to him about defecting.

Mijaín López Achievements

Medal Records:

Olympic Games

• Gold medal – 2008 Summer Olympics-120 kg
  
• Gold medal – 2012 Summer Olympics-120 kg
  

World Championships

• Gold medal – 2005 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Gold medal – 2007 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Gold medal – 2009 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Gold medal – 2010 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Gold medal – 2014 World Wrestling Championships-130 kg
  
• Silver medal – 2006 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Silver medal – 2011 World Wrestling Championships-120 kg
  
• Silver medal – 2015 World Wrestling Championships-130 kg
  

Pan American Games

• Gold medal – 2003 Pan American Games-120kg
  
• Gold medal – 2007 Pan American Games-120kg
  
• Gold medal – 2011 Pan American Games-120kg
  
• Gold medal – 2015 Pan American Games-130kg