This weekend's U.S. Olympic Team Trials will feature some of the biggest names in wrestling, including 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordan Burroughs. The matches will be held on April 19th and 20th at the Bryce Jordan Center, home of Penn State Wrestling, in State College, Pennsylvania.
Wrestlers will compete directly for a spot on the U.S. team at the Olympics, but spots are limited, with only 16 countries qualifying per weight class. Many spots have already been secured across multiple events in 2023, and the full list of athletes who have qualified can be found here.
Burroughs will take to the mat in the 74kg weight class, which also features Kyle Dake and Jason Nolf.
Here are five things to know about Jordan Burroughs heading into the 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
USA Wrestling Olympic Team Trials: 5 things to know about Jordan Burroughs
1. Jordan Burroughs won gold at the 2012 Olympics.
In 2012, Burroughs made it to the historic finals at the Lyndon Summer Olympics. Burroughs defeated Iran's Sadegh Gudarzi 1-0, 1-0 to win the Olympic gold medal. He has also won six world championships, four gold medals in the 74kg category, and two gold medals in the 79kg category.
Watch all of Jordan Burrows' world medal matches on FloWrestling:
2. Where is Jordan Burrows from?
Jordan Burroughs was born in Camden, New Jersey, but calls Sicklerville, New Jersey, the town where he grew up, home. Burroughs attended Winslow Township High School, where he finished his senior year winning the 2006 New Jersey state title at 135 pounds.
3. Where did Jordan Burroughs wrestle in college?
Burroughs attended Nebraska from 2006 to 2011, earning the fourth-most wins in school history and two national championships (2009,157 and 2011,165).
He was also the 2011 Hodge Trophy Award recipient, just one of many Hodge Trophy Award winners at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials.
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4. Jordan Burroughs 2024 Olympic Wrestling Trials
Burroughs is the favorite heading into this weekend's Olympic Trials, but he will face off against other top contenders Kyle Dake and Jason Nolf.
“Burroughs represented Team USA in the 74kg weight class for nine consecutive years from 2011 to 2019, during which time he won one Olympic gold medal, four world gold medals, and three world bronze medals.” – Andrew Spey
But since then, Kyle Dake has represented Team USA at the past three world championships, winning two world championship gold medals, one world silver medal, and another silver medal at the Tokyo Games. .
Let's take a look at Burrows' match in the 74kg division this weekend.
5. Jordan Burrows Wrestling Shoes
In 2013, Jordan Burrows partnered with Asics to release the JB Elite, making Burrows the first black wrestler to have his own signature shoe. Since then, Burroughs has worked with Rudis to create a new signature shoe, the Jordan Burroughs Alpha 2.0, which retails for up to $130.
