Jordan Burroughs
![]() Jordan Burroughs at 2017 Men's freestyle Wrestling World Cup, Kermanshah, Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sicklerville, New Jersey, U.S. | July 8, 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Sunkist Kids | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler. He is a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and a five-time world and Olympic champion.
Early life
The life of Jordan Ernest Burroughs began on July 8, 1988. His home town is Slickerville, New Jersey. he had three other siblings and he was the youngest of all of them. Burroughs ended up attending Winslow Township High School. He had a very successful high school career with three district titles, two regional championships, and won the new jersey state championship in 2006 in the 135 pound weight class. By the end of his high school career, Burroughs was ranked number 52 in the list of the 100 best senior wrestlers in the united states of America.[1]
In a 2013 interview, when Burroughs was asked when he started wrestling, he explained:
"I started at five. I brought home a flyer one day from elementary school. No one in my family had ever wrestled. My teammates became friends and I got more into it. I was super tiny growing up, a late bloomer in terms of physical development, but I didn’t have to be big to excel."[2]
College career
Burroughs competed for University of Nebraska, where he was a three-time All American, and two-time undefeated national champion in NCAA Division I wrestling.[3]
In his first year, Burroughs qualified for the NCAA Division I national tournament at 149 pounds, which is reserved for the top 32 or so wrestlers in the country. In his second year, Burroughs earned a third-place national finish at 149 pounds. In his third year, Burroughs became an undefeated national champion at 157 pounds. In his fourth year, Burroughs suffered an injury, and was unable to complete his college season. Following that year, Burroughs repeated as an undefeated national champion at 165 pounds.[3]
After his final year, Burroughs won the Hodge Trophy, awarded each year by WIN Magazine to the nation's most dominant college wrestler.[4] Burroughs finished his college career with a 128-20 overall record, for the fifth-most wins in Nebraska history.[3]
Freestyle career
Burroughs won a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also won gold medals at the world championships in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017, and he won a bronze medal at the world championships in 2014.
When Burroughs won a gold medal in 2011, he did so immediately after completing his final NCAA Division I wrestling season, making him only the fourth wrestler ever to win an NCAA Division I title and a world title in the same year.[5]
In addition, Burroughs's medal-winning performances were complicated by injuries in both 2013 and 2014. In 2013, he broke his ankle just four weeks before the tournament started, and he competed with five screws and a plate attached to his ankle.[6] And in 2014, he sprained his medial collateral ligament in his opening match against Augusto Midana of Guinea-Bissau. Nevertheless, he continued to compete.[7]
In 2016, Burroughs placed ninth at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Unlike previous years, including years in which he was injured, he did not earn a medal. In an interview shortly afterwards, Burroughs reflected on his performance:
"I felt good, my weight cut was good. That’s the hardest part of this. I live my lifestyle the right way. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink. I don’t go out and party. I’m a family man. I take care of business, I train hard . . . At some point I’ll find out why, what I did wrong, learn a lesson from this."[8]
Match Results
World/Olympic Team Trials Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2018 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 16-1 | ![]() |
11-1 | June 9, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 15-1 | ![]() |
4-1 | |||
2017 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 14-1 | ![]() |
6-2 | June 10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 13-1 | ![]() |
8-4 | |||
Loss | 12-1 | ![]() |
6-6 | |||
2016 US Olympic Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
10-0 | April 10, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
9-3 | |||
2015 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
14-4 | June 14, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
6-3 | |||
2014 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
6-5 | June 1, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
6-2 | |||
2013 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
9-6 (OT) | June 21, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
7-0 | |||
2012 US Olympic Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
injury default | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
4-2, 1-2, 1-0 | |||
2011 US World Team Trials ![]() | ||||||
Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
3-1, 1-0 | June 10, 2011 | 2011 US World Team Trials | ![]() |
Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
1-0, 1-2, 3-2 |
Pan American Games/Championships Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2016 Pan American ![]() | ||||||
Win | 14-0 | ![]() |
12-2 | February 27, 2016 | 2016 Pan American Championships | ![]() |
Win | 13-0 | ![]() |
14-2 | |||
Win | 12-0 | ![]() |
tech fall | |||
Win | 11-0 | ![]() |
10-0 | |||
2015 Pan American ![]() | ||||||
Win | 10-0 | ![]() |
11-0 | July 18, 2015 | 2015 Pan American Games | ![]() |
Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
11-0 | |||
Win | 8-0 | ![]() |
13-3 | |||
2014 Pan American ![]() | ||||||
Win | 7-0 | ![]() |
13-2 | July 17, 2014 | 2014 Pan American Championships | ![]() |
Win | 6-0 | ![]() |
10-0 | |||
Win | 5-0 | ![]() |
10-0 | |||
Win | 4-0 | ![]() |
10-0 | |||
2011 Pan American ![]() | ||||||
Win | 3-0 | ![]() |
3-2, 3-2 | October 24, 2011 | 2011 Pan American Games | ![]() |
Win | 2-0 | ![]() |
2-1, 1-1 | |||
Win | 1-0 | ![]() |
7-0, 6-0 |
Personal
Burroughs is a Christian. Burroughs has spoken about his faith saying, "A gold medal is always going to leave you empty. ... There’s no other thing in life that’s more fulfilling than a relationship with Jesus Christ. Contentment is one of the biggest things I’ve learned, knowing that regardless of where you are in life, it’s all about being content with God’s provision."[9]
As of October 12, 2013 Burroughs has been married to Lauren Mariacher. They have a son, Beacon Burroughs, born on July 19, 2014. The couple gave birth to their second child, Ora, born on June 11, 2016.[10]
Awards and honors
- 2018
Yasar Dogu (74 kg)
- 2017
World Wrestling Championships (74 kg)
Grand Prix of Spain (74 kg)
- 2016
Pan American Championships (74 kg)
Grand Prix of Germany (74 kg)
Yasar Dogu (74 kg)
- 2015
World Wrestling Championships (74 kg)
Pan American Games (74 kg)
Alexander Medved Prizes (74 kg)
- 2014
World Wrestling Championships (74 kg)
Pan American Championships (74 kg)
Yasar Dogu (74 kg)
- 2013
World Wrestling Championships (74 kg)
Stepan Sargsyan Tournament (74 kg)
Alexander Medved Prizes (74 kg)
- 2012
Summer Olympics (74 kg)
Cerro Pelado International (74 kg)
Dave Schultz Memorial International (74 kg)
- 2011
World Wrestling Championships (74 kg)
Pan American Games (74 kg)
International Ukrainian Tournament (74 kg)
- Dan Hodge Trophy winner
NCAA Division I (165 lbs)
Big 12 Conference (165 lbs)
- 2009
NCAA Division I (157 lbs)
Big 12 Conference (157 lbs)
- 2008
NCAA Division I (149 lbs)
Big 12 Conference (149 lbs)
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
References
- ^ "About Jordan". Retrieved 9/27/2018.
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(help) - ^ "Jordan Burroughs: Gold medalist speaks about Olympic wrestling, NJSIAA state title in 2006". NJ.com.
- ^ a b c "Jordan Burroughs". Huskers.com.
- ^ "Jordan Burroughs wins Dan Hodge Trophy". WIN Magazine: Amateur Wrestling News.
- ^ "About Jordan - Jordan Burroughs". jordanburroughs.com.
- ^ "Jordan Burroughs wins wrestling world title 4 weeks after breaking ankle".
- ^ "Jordan Burroughs sprains MCL, wins bronze at World Wrestling Championships". OlympicTalk.
- ^ "Tears Of A Champion: Jordan Burroughs Loses Bid For Second Straight Olympic Gold Medal".
- ^ johnstrubel. "WRESTLING WITH GOD". johnstrubel.com.
- ^ "Lauren Mariacher and Jordan Burroughs' Wedding Website". ourwedding.com.
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- Living people
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- Sportspeople from Camden, New Jersey
- People from Winslow Township, New Jersey
- Nebraska Cornhuskers wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in wrestling
- Olympic wrestlers of the United States
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- American male sport wrestlers
- World Wrestling Championships medalists
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 2015 Pan American Games