James Green (wrestler)

James Green

Personal information
Citizenship	American
Born	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 United States
Residence	Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb).
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Freestyle wrestling
College team	Nebraska
Club	Titan Mercury WC
Coached by	Mark Manning
Medal record Representing the  United States Men's Freestyle wrestling World Championships 2017 Paris 70 kg 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg Pan American Championships 2018 Lima 70 kg

James Green (born December 19, 1992) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. He is a four-time All American in NCAA Division I wrestling,^[1] and he has won two world-level medals.^[2]

Folkstyle career

From 2011 to 2015, Green wrestled for the University of Nebraska. During his four years of competition, he finished seventh in NCAA Division I wrestling twice, and third twice.^[3]

Freestyle career

Representing the United States in freestyle wrestling, Green won a world bronze medal in 2015, and a world silver medal in 2017.

Match results

World Championships Matches
Res.	Record	Opponent	Score	Date	Event	Location
2017 UWW world at 70kg
Loss	8-3	Frank Chamizo	0-8	2017-08-26	2017 World Wrestling Championships	Paris, France
Win	8-2	Yuhi Fujinami	5-3
Win	7-2	Zurabi Erbotsonashvili	3-2
Win	6-2	Néstor Tafur	8-0
2016 UWW world 7th at 70kg
Loss	5-2	Rashid Kurbanov	3-3	2016-12-11	2016 World Wrestling Championships	Budapest, Hungary
Win	5-1	Davit Tlashadze	4-1
Win	4-1	Gitinomagomed Gadzhiyev	12-1
2015 UWW world at 70kg
Loss	3-1	Hassan Yazdani	4-9	2015-09-12	2015 World Wrestling Championships	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	3-0	Arun Kumar	10-0
Win	2-0	Robert Ollé	12-1
Win	1-0	Johnathan Scott	10-0

References