J'den Cox

J'den Cox
Cox at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJ'den Cox
Nickname
The Matrix
National teamUSA
Born (1995-03-03) March 3, 1995
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
92 kg (203 lb)
97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
Event
Freestyle (International) Folkstyle (College)
College teamUniversity of Missouri
ClubCliff Keen Wrestling Club
Titan Mercury Wrestling Club
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 86 kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest 92 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan 92 kg
2022 Belgrade 92 kg
2017 Paris 86 kg
2021 Oslo 92 kg
Pan American Championships
2019 Buenos Aires 92 kg
2022 Acapulco 92 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2019 Istanbul 92 kg
US Open Championships
2018 Las Vegas 92 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Missouri Tigers
NCAA Division I Championships
2014 Oklahoma City 197 lb
2016 New York 197 lb
2017 St. Louis 197 lb
MAC Championships
2014 Kent 197 lb
2015 Columbia 197 lb
2016 Ypsilanti 197 lb
2017 Cedar Falls 197 lb

J'den Michael Tbory Cox (/ˈdʒeɪdən/ JAY-dən, born March 3, 1995) is an American retired freestyle wrestler and folkstyle wrestler who competed at 92 kilograms. In freestyle, Cox was a two-time World Champion (bronze medalist in 2021) at 92 kilos, and while competing at 86 kilos, he claimed a bronze medal from the 2016 Summer Olympics and a 2017 World Championship bronze medal. During college, Cox wrestled for the Missouri Tigers, and was a three-time NCAA Division I national champion and four-time Mid-American Conference champion, becoming one of the most accomplished Tigers in the program's history.