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Mijain Lopez and Amit Elor Make Wrestling History at the 2024 Olympic

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Mijain Lopez and Amit Elor just made Olympic history at the Paris 2024 Summer Games. The US-born Amit Elor at just 20-years-old is now the youngest American wrestler to earn a gold medal. Cuba’s Mijain Lopez earned a record-breaking fifth gold medal in the Olympics, a feat no one has ever been able to do.

The Cuban left his shoes on the mat and is now retiring from active competition. While the American athlete is just getting started.

Mijain Lopez

Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez made history by becoming the first athlete to win five consecutive individual Olympic gold medals in the same event.