JORDAN ERNEST BURROUGHS
2021-22 Team USA Ranking: No. 1 at 79 kg/174 lbs.; No. 2 at 74 kg/163 lbs.
Years on Team USA: 11 (2011-22)
Residence: Philadelphia, Pa.
Regional Training Center: Pennsylvania RTC
Club: Sunkist Kids WC
Personal Coaches: Brandon Slay
College: Univ. of Nebraska (2007-2011)
High School: Winslow Township HS, N.J. (2006)
Born: July 8, 1988 in Camden, N.J.
Height: 5-7

Career Highlights

• Two-time U.S. Olympic Team member (2012, 2016)
• Olympic Champion (2012)
• Five-time World champion (2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2021)
• Three-time World Championships bronze medalist (2014, 2018, 2019)
• Seven-time World Team member (2011, 2013-2015, 2017-19)
• Three-time Pan American Games champion (2011, 2015, 2019)
• Six-time World Cup champion (2012-2015, 2017-18)
• Three-time U.S. Open champion (2011, 2013, 2014)
• Four-time Pan American champion (2014, 2016, 2019, 2020)
• Two-time NCAA champion for Nebraska (2009, 2011)
• Dan Hodge Trophy winner, as nation’s top college wrestler (2011)

Career Biography
2021: Gold at Senior World Championships… First at Senior World Team Trials… Second at Olympic Team Trials… Silver at Matteo Pellicone International…
2020: Gold at Pan American Championships…
2019: Senior World bronze medalist… Final X champion… Gold at Pan American Championships… Gold at Pan American Games… Dan Kolov International (Ukraine) champion… Yasar Dogu (Turkey) champion…
2018: World bronze medalist…Yasar Dogu International (Turkey) silver medalist… Final X champion… Freestyle World Cup Team member (gold)…
2017: World champion… Grand Prix of Spain champion… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… World Cup gold medalist… 
2016: Grand Prix of Germany champion… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… Ninth at the Olympic Games… Gold at Pan American Championships… Yasar Dogu International gold medalist…
2015: World champion… Gold at Pan American Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… World Cup gold medalist… Alexander Medved International champion… 
2014: World Championships bronze medalist… Gold at Pan American Championships… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… World Cup gold medalist… Yasar Dogu International bronze medalist…
2013: World champion… Sargsyan International champion… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion… Alexander Medved International champion… World Cup gold medalist…
2012: Olympic gold medalist… U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion… World Cup gold medalist… Cerro Pelado International champion… Dave Schultz Memorial International champion…
2011: World champion… Pan American Games champion… Ukrainian Wrestlers Memorial International champion… U.S. World Team Trials champion… U.S. Open champion…

College: Two-time NCAA champion (2009, 2011) … Third in NCAA Championships (2008) …  NCAA Qualifier (2007) … Coached by Mark Manning and Bryan Snyder… Graduated with a degree in Sociology…

High School: New Jersey state champion at 135 pounds to cap a 35-2 senior season and a 115-20 career at Winslow Township High School (2006) … NJSIAA State runner-up (2005) … Ranked seventh in the nation among 135-pound high school wrestlers by InterMat… Three-time district champion and two-time regional champion for coach Rick Koss…

Age-Group Achievements: 10th at Junior World Championships (2008) … FILA Junior Freestyle World Team Trials champion (2008) … FILA Junior (Vegas) Naitonals champion (2008) … University Nationals runner-up (2007) …

Personal: Son of Janice and Leroy Burroughs… Married Lauren Mariacher on Oct. 12, 2013… They have four children; two sons Beacon and Banner and two daughters Ora and Rise… Has two younger sisters, Princess and Jenerra, and one older brother, Leroy… started wrestling at the age of six…

Awards: USOC Male Olympic Athlete of the Year (2015) … USA Wrestling Freestyle Wrestler of the Year (2011, 2012, 2013) … Dan Hodge Trophy winner (2011)… Big 12 Outstanding Wrestler (2008) …

Note: With six World and Olympic titles, Burroughs is tied for the No. 1 spot in U.S. history with John Smith and Adeline Gray… In 2021, became the first men’s freestyle wrestler in history to claim five golds at the World Championships… Won a U.S. record 69 straight matches to start his career on the Senior level from 2011-14… Won 2013 World title less than a month after breaking his ankle…sponsored by ASICS, Resilite, and CHOBANI…

Twitter: @alliseeisgold
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Individual Website: jordanburroughs.com