The Most Famous

WRESTLERS from Cuba

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This page contains a list of the greatest Cuban Wrestlers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,027 Wrestlers, 21 of which were born in Cuba. This makes Cuba the birth place of the 13th most number of Wrestlers behind Brazil, and Türkiye.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Cuban Wrestlers of all time. This list of famous Cuban Wrestlers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Cuban Wrestlers.

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1. Mijaín López (b. 1982)

With an HPI of 57.42, Mijaín López is the most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 42 different languages on wikipedia.

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, for a total of 10 world gold medals (second highest, behind Aleksandr Karelin's twelve), and a five-time Pan American Games champion. He is the younger brother of Michel López Núñez, a Cuban amateur boxer. López was Cuba's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, and one of the country's flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Upon winning the gold medal in the Greco-Roman 130 kg event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, López became the first and only athlete in modern Olympics history to win five consecutive gold medals in the same individual event.

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2. Héctor Rodríguez (b. 1951)

With an HPI of 54.22, Héctor Rodríguez is the 2nd most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Héctor Rodríguez Torres (born 12 August 1951) is a Cuban judoka and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal by defeating South Korea's Chang Eun-kyung in the final.

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3. Konnan (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 48.81, Konnan is the 3rd most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Charles Ashenoff (born Carlos Santiago Espada Moises; January 6, 1964), better known by his ring name Konnan, is a Cuban-born American professional wrestling personality, manager, and former professional wrestler. He is signed to Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) and serves as a member of the creative team. During a career spanning almost three decades, he has wrestled for independent and national promotions in the United States and Mexico, and held fifteen title belts in nine promotions. He was also involved in the creation of Lucha Underground, where he was supposed to serve as a writer and producer, but ended up in an on-camera role as manager to Prince Puma throughout the first season. Outside of wrestling, Konnan is an occasional rapper. He is best known to United States audiences for his run in World Championship Wrestling as part of the nWo stable and as part of The Filthy Animals. He also formed the 3 Live Kru for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) in the early 2000s and later the Latin American Xchange (LAX) stable there. In Mexico, Konnan was the first-ever CMLL World Heavyweight Champion, and the leader of the Foreign Legion in AAA when they were the top stable.

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4. Driulis González (b. 1973)

With an HPI of 48.22, Driulis González is the 4th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Driulis González Morales (born 21 September 1973 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban judoka who has won four Olympic medals, including a gold medal in 1996. She carried the flag for her native country at the opening ceremony of the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Along with Australia's Mária Pekli and Japan's Ryoko Tamura-Tani, Driulis is the first female judoka to compete at five Olympics. The only other judokas to compete at five Olympics are Belgian Robert Van de Walle and Puerto Rican judoka-bobsledder Jorge Bonnet.

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5. Héctor Milián (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 46.66, Héctor Milián is the 5th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Héctor Milián Pérez (born 14 May 1968) is a Cuban wrestler. He won an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1992. He won a gold medal at the 1991 World Wrestling Championships.

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6. Alejandro Puerto (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 46.35, Alejandro Puerto is the 6th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.

Alejandro Puerto Díaz (born October 1, 1964) is a retired male wrestler from Cuba and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling. Puerto competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona where he won a gold medal in the men's freestyle wrestling event, the bantamweight class.

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7. Daima Beltrán (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 46.01, Daima Beltrán is the 7th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Daima Mayelis Beltrán Guisado (born 10 September 1972) is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the women's Heavyweight (+78 kg) category. She repeated that feat four years later in Athens, Greece. Beltrán is currently training the Mexican Judo women's team at the CONADE facilities. Her most outstanding judokas to date have been Vanessa Zamboti and Edna Carrillo, who have participated in some editions of the Olympic Games.

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8. Juan Marén (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 45.88, Juan Marén is the 8th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Juan Luis Marén Delis (born August 20, 1971) is a Cuban wrestler in the Greco-Roman style, who has won three medals at the Olympic Games. He was born in Santiago de Cuba.

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9. Yordanis Arencibia (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 45.13, Yordanis Arencibia is the 9th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Yordanis Arencibia Verdecia (born 24 January 1980 in Amancio Rodríguez, Cuba) is a Cuban judoka. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's half-lightweight (‍–‍66 kg) category, together with Georgi Georgiev of Bulgaria. He also won the bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with Pak Chol-Min of North Korea. He has also won bronze medals at the 1999, 2001 and 2003 World Judo Championships.

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10. Filiberto Azcuy (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 44.90, Filiberto Azcuy is the 10th most famous Cuban Wrestler.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Filiberto Azcuy Aguilera (born October 13, 1972) is a Cuban wrestler (Greco-Roman style) who has won two Olympic gold medals.

People

Pantheon has 29 people classified as Cuban wrestlers born between 1951 and 1996. Of these 29, 28 (96.55%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Cuban wrestlers include Mijaín López, Héctor Rodríguez, and Konnan. The most famous deceased Cuban wrestlers include Lázaro Rivas. As of April 2024, 8 new Cuban wrestlers have been added to Pantheon including Konnan, Alejandro Puerto, and Yasmani Acosta.

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