J'den Cox

J'den Cox
Cox at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameJ'den Cox
NicknameThe Matrix
National teamUSA
Born (1995-03-03) March 3, 1995
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight86 kg (190 lb)
92 kg (203 lb)
97 kg (214 lb)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle (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 Janeiro86 kg
World Championships
2018 Budapest92 kg
2019 Nur-Sultan92 kg
2022 Belgrade92 kg
2017 Paris86 kg
2021 Oslo92 kg
Pan American Championships
2019 Buenos Aires92 kg
2022 Acapulco92 kg
Yasar Dogu Tournament
2019 Istanbul92 kg
US Open Championships
2018 Las Vegas92 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Missouri Tigers
NCAA Division I Championships
2014 Oklahoma City197 lb
2016 New York197 lb
2017 St. Louis197 lb
MAC Championships
2014 Kent197 lb
2015 Columbia197 lb
2016 Ypsilanti197 lb
2017 Cedar Falls197 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.