J'den Cox

J'den Cox
Cox (right) at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full name J'den Cox
National team USA
Born (1995-03-03) March 3, 1995
Columbia, Missouri
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 86kg (189 lb) 197 lb
Sport
Country United States of America
Sport Wrestling
Event(s) Freestyle (International) Folkstyle (College)
College team University of Missouri
Club Missouri Wrestling Foundation
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Freestyle wrestling
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 86 kg
World Championships
2017 Paris86 kg
U.S. Olympic Team Trials
2016 Iowa City86 kg
2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 1
2016 Mongolia86 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Missouri Tigers
NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
2014 Oklahoma City197 lb
2016 New York City197 lb
2017 St. Louis197 lb

J'den Cox (/ˈdʒeɪdən/ JAY-dən, born March 3, 1995) is an American wrestler who specializes in freestyle wrestling and folkstyle wrestling.[1][2]

Cox graduated from David H. Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri, where he competed on the wrestling team.[3] Cox is a three-time NCAA wrestling champion for the Missouri Tigers and a four-time All-American.[4] With his first national title in 2014, he became the first true freshman in the history of Missouri to win the title. After a disappointing 5th place finish in 2015, he came back strong and won the national title again in 2016. A few weeks later, he won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials at 86 kg, defeating Kyle Dake in the finals.[5].

To qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, he needed to finish in the top three in his weight class in the 2016 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament 1; he placed first. At the Rio Olympics, he won the bronze medal at 86 kg., after beating Reineris Salas of Cuba, Amarhajy Mahamedau of Russia, and Alireza Karimi of Iran, while losing to Selim Yaşar of Turkey. Cox turned in another third-place performance while representing Team USA at the 2017 World Championships in Paris.[6]

References

  1. ↑ USA Wrestling. "FLASH: J'Den Cox reaches finals and qualifies for Rio Olympic Games at World Olympic Qualifier in Mongolia". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Jden Cox". Team USA. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
  3. ↑ "J'den Cox HS alumni". Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Palmertpalmer, Tod. "Mizzou's J'den Cox continues Olympic bid at world qualifier in Mongolia | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  5. ↑ Will Jarvis (2016-04-13). "J'Den Cox still has to compete for Summer Olympics berth | Mizzou Sports". columbiamissourian.com. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Mizzou wrestler J'den Cox finishes third at World Championships".
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