Mijaín López

Mijaín López

López (left) at the 2009 World Championships
Personal information
Full name	Mijaín López Núñez
Nickname(s)	The Kid, The Terrible'
Nationality	Cuban
Born	(1982-08-20) 20 August 1982 (age 34) Pinar del Río, Cuba
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	130 kg (290 lb)
Sport
Country	Cuba
Sport	Wrestling
Event(s)	Greco-Roman
Club	Cerro Pelado
Coached by	Pedro Val
Medal record Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling Representing  Cuba Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 120 kg 2012 London 120 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 130 kg World Championships 2005 Budapest 120 kg 2006 Guangzhou 120 kg 2007 Baku 120 kg 2009 Herning 120 kg 2010 Moscow 120 kg 2011 Istanbul 120 kg 2014 Tashkent 130 kg 2015 Las Vegas 130 kg Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo 120 kg 2007 Rio de Janeiro 120 kg 2011 Guadalajara 120 kg 2015 Toronto 130 kg

Mijaín López Núñez (born 20 August 1982) is a Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler. He is a three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, and four-time Champion of Pan American Games.

López has represented Cuba at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in Beijing and London, and was his country's flag bearer during the opening ceremonies. In both competitions he won the gold medal in the men's Greco-Roman 120 kg category. At the 2016 Rio Games, López won Gold in the 130 kg category.

On 18 October 2010 Mijaín López was rumoured to have defected and be training in Miami for Mixed Martial Arts (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.