The Greatest Olympian You’ve Never Heard Of: ‘El Terrible’ Sounds Like a Movie Monster

Turns out, monsters do exist.
You just don’t hear about them, because they populate the relatively unpopular sport of amateur wrestling (not to be confused with its much more popular “professional” counterpart).
And that’s a shame, because one of the greatest — if not the greatest — Olympian to ever partake in the historic games called it a career after the 2024 spectacle.

Cuba’s Mijaín López has earned the nickname “El Terrible,” and you don’t even need to see his body of work to understand why.
You just need to see his body. The gargantuan 41-year-old stands at 6‑foot‑5 and tips the scales at 290 pounds, according to The Wall S …