LOPEZ NUNEZ Mijain

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2012	London, GBR
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2008	Beijing, CHN
5	Greco-Roman 120kg	2004	Athens, GRE

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2014	Tashkent, UZB
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2010	Moscow, RUS
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2009	Herning, DEN
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2007	Baku, AZE
1	Greco-Roman 120kg	2005	Budapest, HUN
2	Greco-Roman 130kg	2015	Las Vegas, NV, USA
2	Greco-Roman 120kg	2011	Istanbul, TUR
2	Greco-Roman 120kg	2006	Guangzhou, CHN
6	Greco-Roman 130kg	2001	Patras, GRE
13	Greco-Roman 120kg	2002	Moscow, RUS
16	Greco-Roman 120kg	2003	Creteil, FRA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 130kg	2019	Lima, PER

The Kid [in reference to his large posture], The Terrible [because of his fierce nature on the mat]. (cubaplus.ca, 10 Oct 2011; Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

Athlete

Physical Education - University of Physical Culture and Sports, Havana, CUB

Wife Maylin Gonzalez, two children.

English, Spanish

Raul Trujillo [national], CUB

His brother Michael won a bronze medal in boxing at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. His wife Maylin Gonzalez competed in fencing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. (SportsDeskOnline, 19 Feb 2016; olympic.org, 12 Jul 2011; juventudrebelde.cu, 11 Aug 2008)

He began wrestling at about age 10. "I trained at a small school in my native province of Pinar del Rio [in Cuba]. Then I went to the nearest School for Initiation into Sport [EIDE] and later the national headquarters for Athletic Perfection [ESPA] in the youth category." (olympic.org, 12 Jul 2011)

He always wanted to practise a powerful sport, and his physique made him ideal for wrestling. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

To win his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (lima2019.pe, 10 Aug 2019)

Cuban wrestlers Hector Milian and Filiberto Azcuy, Cuban baseball players Omar Linares and Victor Mesa. (olympic.org, 12 Jul 2011)

His mother. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

He was named as flag bearer for Cuba at the opening ceremonies of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. He also fulfilled the role at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games. (ONS, 15 Aug 2016; granma.cu, 25 Jun 2015; rio2016.com, 11 May 2015; cubasi.cu, 11 Oct 2011; lima2019.pe, 10 Aug 2019; prensa-latina.cu, 01 Jul 2021)

He was voted Cuba's Athlete of the Year in 2010 and 2014 by the National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation [INDER]. (superluchas.com, 16 Dec 2014; cubadebate.cu, 24 Dec 2010)

In 2009 he was one of three athletes named Athlete of the Year in Cuba by INDER. (cubadebate.cu, 22 Jan 2010)

He was named Greco-Roman Wrestler of the Year for 2007 by INDER. (Cuba News Agency, 24 Dec 2007)