Jordan Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American world and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling.
Early life
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."
College career
Burroughs competed for University of Nebraska, where he was a three-time All American, and two-time undefeated national champion.
As a freshman, Burroughs qualified for the prestigious NCAA tournament at 149 pounds. His sophomore year, Burroughs again competed at 149 pounds where he earned a 3rd place All-American finish. For his junior season, Burroughs moved up to 157 pounds, and became an undefeated national champion. Following an injury that took him out of competition for a year, Burroughs moved up again, this time to 165 pounds. At 165 pounds, he repeated as an undefeated national champion.
Following his senior year, Burroughs won the Hodge Trophy, awarded each year by WIN Magazine to the nation's most dominant wrestler. Burroughs finished his career with a 128-20 overall record, for the fifth-most wins in Nebraska history.
Immediately after college, Burroughs won a freestyle world title in Istanbul, Turkey, making him only the fourth wrestler ever to win an NCAA title and world title in the same year.
Freestyle Results
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."
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.
Other awards and honors
International Freestyle:
- 2011 Ukrainian Memorial International Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2011 U.S. Open Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2012 Dave Schultz Memorial International Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2012 Cerro Pelado International Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2013 Stepan Sargsyan International Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2013 Alexander Medved Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2013 Stepan Sarkisyan Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2013 U.S. Open Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2014 U.S. Open Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2015 Alexander Medved Champion â€" 74 kg
- 2016 Yasar Dogu International Champion - 74Â kg
- 2017 U.S. Open Champion - 74 kg
Collegiate:
- Three-time Big 12 Champion (2008, 2009, 2011)
- Three-time Nebraska Most Outstanding Wrestler (2008, 2009, 2011)
- 2008 Big 12 Championships Outstanding Wrestler
- 2011 Midlands Championships Most Outstanding Wrestler
- 2011 InterMat Wrestler of the Year
See also
- List of World and Olympic Champions in men's freestyle wrestling
- United States results in men's freestyle wrestling
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