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Mijaín López

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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, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mijaín López is the 117th most popular wrestler (up from 141st in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 121st in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Mijaín López ranks 117 out of 1,027Before him are Antonino Rocca, Martin Klein, Road Dogg, Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, and Verner Weckman. After him are Hamit Kaplan, Kalle Anttila, Johannes Kotkas, Aydin Ibrahimov, Brutus Beefcake, and Kurt Pettersén.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Mijaín López ranks 81Before him are Maarten Stekelenburg, Kevin Kurányi, Lauren Cohan, Yakubu, Natalie Dormer, and Rodrigo Palacio. After him are Kenenisa Bekele, Eduardo Saverin, Philippe Mexès, Natalya Neidhart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, and Kim Min-hee.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Mijaín López ranks 103 out of 300Before him are Federico Laredo Brú (1875), William Levy (1980), Calixto García (1839), Aleida Guevara (1960), Luis Posada Carriles (1928), and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1928). After him are Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), José Tapia (1905), Desi Arnaz (1917), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Mariela Castro (1962), and Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861).

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Among WRESTLERS In Cuba

Among wrestlers born in Cuba, Mijaín López ranks 1After him are Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Driulis González (1973), Héctor Milián (1968), Daima Beltrán (1972), Juan Marén (1971), Yordanis Arencibia (1980), Filiberto Azcuy (1972), Amarilis Savón (1974), Lázaro Rivas (1975), Sibelis Veranes (1974), and Iván Fundora (1976).