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J’den Cox recently caused a bit of a stir in the freestyle wrestling world.
The reigning two-time world champion at 92kg \[a non-Olympic weight category\] was expected to drop weight and compete for the 86kg title at the US Olympic Team Trials, as he did before winning bronze at the

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The J’den Cox dilemma: Three USA world champions competing for two Olympic berths

Find out how Olympic medallist and world champion wrestler J’den Cox uses his physical strengths to generate explosive power on the mat. We took the Tokyo 2020 hopeful to a science lab and to Learn more about the physiques of Olympic wrestlers.
With the help of fellow Olympian Lolo Jones, each episode of our sports science original series Anatomy of studies the powers and physiques of an elite athlete to find out what makes them special in their sport.

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Anatomy of a Wrestler: What Makes J’den Cox a Powerhouse on the mat?

There is only one route to wrestling excellence, according to Kyle Dake.
The American's key word is sacrifice.
A small elaboration: have a plan, stay disciplined, and execute.
But saying is easier than doing, and the 79kg freestyle wrestling world champion has a formula that has helped him stay at

UWW World Championships - Nur-Sultan

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Exclusive: Kyle Dake's formula for wrestling greatness

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J'den Michael Tbory COX (USA) df. Amarhajy MAHAMEDAU (BLR), 7-1

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Selim YASAR (TUR) df. J'den Michael Tbory COX (USA), 2-1

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J'den Michael Tbory COX (USA) df. Alireza Mohammad KARIMIMACHIANI (IRI), 5-1

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J'den Michael Tbory COX (USA) df. Reineris SALAS PEREZ (CUB), 3-1

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Wrestling: Men's Freestyle 86kg & 125kg | Rio 2016 Replays

Abdulrashid Sadulaev wins gold for Russia in the men's freestyle 86kg final.

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Sadulaev wins gold in Freestyle Wrestling

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Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs will not be headed to Paris 2024, after losing a tight match with Jason Nolf, 3-0, at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials on Friday (19 April) in State College, Pennsylvania, in the tough 74 kg weight class.
It ended a dramatic day for London 2012

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STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 19: Jason Nolf reacts after defeating Jordan Burroughs in the men's freestyle 74-KG division during the US Olympic Wrestling Trials held at the Bryce Jordan Center on April 19, 2024 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

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Jason Nolf ends Jordan Burroughs' Paris 2024 hopes at U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials

It was a good day for Team USA's freestyle wrestling stars at the at the 2022 World Championships on Saturday \17 September\] with Kyle Dake winning gold while J’den Cox and [Thomas Gilman both sealed silver.
The other big winners were Albania's Zelimkhan Abakarov and Kamran Ghasempour of Iran, who

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Kyle Dake seals fourth-consecutive title at Wrestling World Championships

Hassan Yazdani is the 86kg freestyle wrestling world champion once more after a sensational 6-2 win in the 86kg final over Tokyo 2020 Olympic champion David Taylor on Sunday 3 October in Oslo, Norway.
It was a box-office clash between reigning Olympic champ Taylor and Rio 2016 Olympic champ Yazdani.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 19:  Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati of the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates after defeating Aniuar Geduev of Russia during the Men's 74kg Gold Medal Wrestling match on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Hassan Aliazam Yazdanicharati of the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates after defeating Aniuar Geduev of Russia during the Men's 74kg Gold Medal Wrestling match on Day 14 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 19, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Hassan Yazdani defeats David Taylor in battle of Olympic champions at wrestling world championships

J'den Cox is out of the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials before they even begun, after not making weight for the 97kg bracket.
The news was announced by USA Wrestling hours before the competition was due to begin in Fort Worth, Texas.
Cox is a reigning two-time world champion at the

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 20:  J'den Michael Tbory Cox of the United States celebrates victory over Reineris Salas Perez of Cuba in the Men's Freestyle 86kg Bronze Medal bout on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

J’den Cox fails to make weight at U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials

The only way a wrestler can represent Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, is by winning the USA Wrestling Olympic Trials.
That's because Olympic qualification berths (which are earned by the athletes in major competitions) are awarded to the nation, and not the athlete themselves.
In most countries,

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Top things to know about the U.S. Wrestling Olympic Trials 2021

The hyped clash between American wrestling stars David Taylor and Jordan Burroughs lived up to expectations on Wednesday (13 January).
Postponed from Saturday after a COVID scare in the Taylor camp, the two faced off in Lincoln, Nebraska with 2018 world 86kg champion Taylor boasting a significant weight advantage over

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David Taylor edges Jordan Burroughs in USA super clash

Freestyle wrestling in 2021 has begun with a bang!
In the main event of a star-studded FloWrestling card in Texas on Saturday night (9th January), Tamyra Mensah-Stock moved up a weight class to beat fellow reigning world champion Adeline Gray 4-0 at 76kg.
There was also a win for J’den

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Tamyra Mensah-Stock shocks Adeline Gray in clash of the wrestling world champions

Michael Jordan has made more history.
The Barcelona '92 Olympic gold medallist has helped raise a record amount of money, to aid racial equality following George Floyd's death.
We take a closer look at this seismic effort, at Russian figure skating stars Alena Kostornaya and Anna Shcherbakovar's return to the

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Olympic Daily News: 6 June 2020

The US Olympic wrestling trials 2020 is not a place for the feint-hearted.
With much-anticipated bouts between Olympic medallists and world champions headlining the event, there will be no shortage of blood, sweat and tears.
A grand total of 150 athletes will take to the mat April 4-5, at Bryce

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The J’den Cox dilemma: Three USA world champions competing for two Olympic berths

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