Миджайн Лопес

Миджайн Лопес
	Лопес на летних Олимпийских играх 2024 года
Персональная информация
Full name	Mijaín López Núñez
Nickname(s)	The Kid, El Terrible, The Giant of Herradura
Born	20 August 1982 (age 42); Entronque de Herradura, Cuba
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	131.5 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
Club	Cerro Pelado
Coached by	Pedro Val
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Men's wrestling
Representing Cuba
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
World University Championships
Pan American Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
Pan American Championships
Junior Pan American Championships
Men's freestyle wrestling
Junior Pan American Championships

Миджайн Лопес Нуньес (родился 20 августа 1982 года)-кубинский в отставке греко-римский борец . Лопес, широко считающийся одним из величайших борцов всех времен, является пятикратным олимпийским золотым призером , пятикратным чемпионом мира и пятикратным чемпионом Pan American Games . Он младший брат Мишеля Лопеса Нуньеса , кубинского любителя . ^{[ 3 ]} Лопес был носителем флагов Кубы на церемонии открытия летних Олимпийских игр 2008 , 2012 , 2016 и 2020 годов , а также одним из носителей флагов страны на церемонии закрытия года летних Олимпийских игр 2024 . ^{[ 4 ]}

Победив золотую медаль на Греко-римском соревнованиях на 130 кг на Олимпийских играх 2024 года, Лопес стал первым и единственным спортсменом в истории современной Олимпиады, который выиграл пять последовательных золотых медалей в том же отдельном событии. ^{[ 5 ]}

Career

López has represented Cuba at the 2004, 2008, and 2012 Summer Olympics in Athens, Beijing, and London, and was his country's flag bearer during the opening ceremonies in 2008 and 2012.^[6] In both competitions, he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 120 kg category.^[7] At the 2016 Rio Games, López won Gold in the 130 kg category. He again won gold at the 2020 Tokyo Games without losing a single point in the tournament, becoming the first male wrestler to win four Olympic gold medals, as well as only the fifth athlete to win four gold medals in the same individual event.^[8] During the opening ceremony of the same Olympics, he also became the first Cuban representative to become the country’s flag bearer four times, breaking the tie between Teófilo Stevenson and himself.^[9]

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, López won his fifth gold medal, becoming the first Olympic athlete in any sport to win five gold medals in the same individual event. He subsequently left his wrestling shoes in the center of the mat after his victory, signifying his retirement from the sport.^[10]

International competition record

In the 2004 Olympics he placed fifth in the 120 kg weight class in Athens.
In the 2008 Olympics he won the gold medal, outscoring his opponents 24-3 in the 120 kg weight class in Beijing.
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.
In the 2020 Olympics he won the gold medal, outscoring his opponents 24-0 in the 130 kg weight class in Tokyo.
In the 2024 Olympics he won the gold medal, outscoring his opponents 20-2 in the 130 kg weight class in Paris.

International competition record^[11]
Res.	Opponent	Method	Time/ Score	Date	Event	Location	Venue

References

^ Details of the 130 kg division Greco-Roman event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2014 from the United World Wrestling Database.
^ Details of the 130 kg division Greco-Roman event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, November 2014 from the United World Wrestling Database.
^ "International Wrestling Database".
^ "MIJÁIN LÓPEZ E IDALYS ORTIZ, ABANDERADOS DE CUBA EN PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Olympics.com.es. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
^ "Cuba's Mijaín López wins fifth gold, record in individual event". ESPN. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mijaín López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
^ "Cuba's Lopez wins 120 kg Greco-roman wrestling gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
^ "Wrestler wins fourth straight Olympic gold". BBC Sport.
^ "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Schad, Tom. "A Cuban wrestler won his fifth straight Olympic gold and then immediately retired". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
^ Mijaín López Núñez profile available at the United World Wrestling Database.

External links

Mijain Lopez Nunez at United World Wrestling
Mijain Lopez Nunez at the International Wrestling Database (alternate link)
Mijaín López at Olympedia
Mijain Lopez Nunez at Olympics.com
Mijain Lopez Nunez at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
Mijaín López на Pan American Games Lima 2019

Олимпийские игры
Предшествует Иван Педрозо	Флаг носитель для Куба Пекин 2008 Лондон 2012 Рио -де -Жанейро 2016 Токио 2020 с Yaime Perez	Преуспевает Хулио Сезар Ла Круз Идалис Ортис

[1] Details of the 130 kg division Greco-Roman event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2014 from the United World Wrestling Database.

[2] Details of the 130 kg division Greco-Roman event at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, November 2014 from the United World Wrestling Database.

[3] "International Wrestling Database".

[4] "MIJÁIN LÓPEZ E IDALYS ORTIZ, ABANDERADOS DE CUBA EN PARÍS 2024" (in Spanish). Olympics.com.es. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.

[5] "Cuba's Mijaín López wins fifth gold, record in individual event". ESPN. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.

[6] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mijaín López". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.

[7] "Cuba's Lopez wins 120 kg Greco-roman wrestling gold". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 August 2012.

[8] "Wrestler wins fourth straight Olympic gold". BBC Sport.

[9] "The flagbearers for the Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremony" (PDF). olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[10] Schad, Tom. "A Cuban wrestler won his fifth straight Olympic gold and then immediately retired". USA TODAY. Retrieved 10 August 2024.

[11] Mijaín López Núñez profile available at the United World Wrestling Database.

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