James Green (wrestler)

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James Green
Personal information
CitizenshipUnited States American
Born (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31)
United States
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportFreestyle wrestling
College teamNebraska
ClubTitan Mercury WC
Coached byMark Manning
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Paris 70 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Las Vegas 70 kg
Pan American Championships
Gold medal – first place 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) at 70kg
Loss 8-3 Italy Frank Chamizo 0-8 2017-08-26 2017 World Wrestling Championships France Paris, France
Win 8-2 Japan Yuhi Fujinami 5-3
Win 7-2 Georgia (country) Zurabi Erbotsonashvili 3-2
Win 6-2 Colombia Néstor Tafur 8-0
2016 UWW world 7th at 70kg
Loss 5-2 Uzbekistan Rashid Kurbanov 3-3 2016-12-11 2016 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 5-1 Georgia (country) Davit Tlashadze 4-1
Win 4-1 Azerbaijan Gitinomagomed Gadzhiyev 12-1
2015 UWW world 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) at 70kg
Loss 3-1 Iran Hassan Yazdani 4-9 2015-09-12 2015 World Wrestling Championships United States Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 3-0 India Arun Kumar 10-0
Win 2-0 Slovakia Robert Ollé 12-1
Win 1-0 Costa Rica Johnathan Scott 10-0

References

  1. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/James-Green
  2. ^ https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2017/October/19/World-silver-medalist-James-Green-sees-bright-future-for-himself-at-70-kg
  3. ^ http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205264301
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