Cuban wrestler Mijaín López has created new history at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first wrestler in the world to win five consecutive gold medals in the games.
Lopez won the super heavyweight gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, after having previously winning gold medals at the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paris Olympics.
No other athlete has won more than four consecutive gold medals in the event. America Lewis in the long jump, Michael Phelps in the 200-meter medley, Al Oerter in the discus throw, Japan’s wrestler Kaori Icho, and Denmark’s Paul Elvstrøm won four consecutive times in the Paris Olympics.
