Liván López
Wrestler
利万·洛佩斯 · リバン・ロペス · 리반 로페스
- Born
- 24 January 1982, Pinar del Río
- Citizenship
- Cuba
- Sport
- amateur wrestling
- Occupation
- amateur wrestler
- Height
- 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Liván López Azcuy (born January 24, 1982) is a male freestyle wrestler from Cuba who competes in the 66 kg category. In 2011, he won a gold medal at the Pan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2011 World Wrestling Championships. The next year he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Liván López beat the reigning two-time World champion Mehdi Taghavi (1–0, 0–1, 5–0) in the first match, lost to eventual Olympic Champion Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (0–1, 1-1) in the second match of the elimination rounds then won the bronze medal after defeating the two-time European champion and World Championships medalist Jabrayil Hasanov by fall in the repechage rounds.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – men's freestyle 66 kg | 2012 | |
| wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics | 2016 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q1824997 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.