James Green (wrestler)
James Green (born December 19, 1992) is a wrestler from New Jersey. As a senior at Willingboro High School, James became the first wrestler in school history to win the NJSIAA state championship after a perfect 29–0 season in 2011. James is five-time world team member and a two-time world-medalist freestyle wrestler for Team USA and a former folkstyle wrestler. In folkstyle wrestling, Green was a four-time All American in NCAA Division I wrestling for the University of Nebraska.
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Citizenship | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | December 19, 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Nebraska | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Titan Mercury WC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Mark Manning | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Folkstyle career
From 2011 to 2015, Green wrestled for the University of Nebraska. During his four years of competition, he finished seventh in NCAA Division I wrestling twice, and third twice.[1]
Freestyle career
Representing the United States in freestyle wrestling, Green won a world bronze medal in 2015, and a world silver medal in 2017.
Freestyle record
Freestyle Matches | ||||||
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Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
2021 Henri Deglane Grand Prix at 65 kg | ||||||
Loss | 124-34 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 0-5 | January 16, 2021 | Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 | |
Win | 124-33 | Turan Bayramov | 2-0 | |||
Win | 123-33 | Agustín Destribats | TF 11-0 | |||
Win | 122-33 | Marwane Yezza | TF 12-1 | |||
Win | 121-33 | Pat Lugo | 3-2 | January 9, 2021 | FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray | |
Flo 8-Man Challenge at 150 lbs | ||||||
Loss | 120-33 | Bajrang Punia | 4-8 | December 18, 2020 | Flo 8-Man Challenge: 150 lbs | |
Win | 120-32 | Alec Pantaleo | 4-2 | |||
Win | 119-32 | Bryce Meredith | TF 10-0 | |||
FloWrestling RTC Cup as NJRTC | ||||||
Loss | 118-32 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 4-4 | December 4–5, 2020 | FloWrestling RTC Cup | Austin, Texas |
Win | 118-31 | Brayton Lee | TF 11-0 | |||
Loss | 117-31 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 3-3 | |||
Win | 117-30 | Anthony Echemendia | TF 14-4 | |||
Win | 116-30 | Alex Marinelli | 5-4 | November 1, 2020 | HWC Showdown Open | |
2020 Matteo Pellicone RS 12th at 74kg | ||||||
Loss | 115-30 | Yones Aliakbar Emamichoghaei | TF 5-15 | January 15 - 18, 2020 | 2019 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series | |
2019 Alans International at 74kg | ||||||
Loss | 115-29 | Khetag Tsabolov | 4-7 | December 7 - 8, 2019 | 2019 Alans International Tournament | Vladikavkaz, Russia |
Win | 115-28 | Sumiyabazar Zandanbud | 3-0 | |||
Win | 114-28 | Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev | 8-4 | |||
Win | 113-28 | Ali Muhammed Ovezmuradov | TF 11-0 | |||
2019 World Championships 13th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 112-28 | Magomedmurad Gadzhiev | 3-4 | September 20 - 21, 2019 | 2019 World Wrestling Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
Win | 112-27 | Vincent De Marinis | 10-2 | |||
2019 Alexander Medved Prizes 11th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 111-27 | Ikhtiyor Navruzov | 6-8 | August 9 - 11, 2019 | 2019 Alexander Medved Prizes | |
2019 Yaşar Doğu 11th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 111-26 | Haydar Yavuz | 2-4 | July 11 - 14, 2019 | 2019 Yaşar Doğu | |
2019 Final X: Lincoln at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 111-25 | Ryan Deakin | 4-3 | June 14 - 15, 2019 | 2019 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
Win | 110-25 | Ryan Deakin | TF 11-0 | |||
Win | 109-25 | Anthony Ashnault | TF 10-0 | May 17 - 19, 2019 | 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Win | 108-25 | Brandon Sorensen | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 107-25 | Mario Mason | 5-3 | |||
Win | 106-25 | Anthony Ashnault | 8-4 | May 6, 2019 | 2019 Beat The Streets: Grapple at the Garden | |
2019 US Open at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 105-25 | Ryan Deakin | 6-8 | April 24 - 27, 2019 | 2019 US Open Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Win | 105-24 | Jason Nolf | 6-6 | |||
Win | 104-24 | Anthony Collica | 9-2 | |||
Win | 103-24 | Jeren Glosser | 7-0 | |||
Win | 102-24 | Wyatt Sheets | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 101-24 | Kyle Kintz | TF 10-0 | |||
2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 100-24 | Haitem Dakhlaoui | TF 12-2 | February 28 - March 3, 2019 | 2019 Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov International | Ruse, Bulgaria |
Loss | 99-24 | Anzor Zakuev | 3-4 | |||
Win | 99-23 | Evghenii Volcov | TF 10-0 | |||
2019 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 7th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 98-23 | David Baev | 2-10 | January 26, 2019 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2019 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
Win | 98-22 | Perman Hommadov | TF 13-0 | |||
2018 Alans International at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 97-22 | Alibek Akbaev | 5-3 | December 7 - 9, 2018 | 2018 Alans International Tournament | Vladikavkaz, Russia |
Loss | 96-22 | David Baev | 6-8 | |||
Win | 96-21 | Chermen Valiev | 3-3 | |||
Win | 95-21 | Saipulla Alibolatov | 5-4 | |||
2018 World Championships 13th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 94-21 | Bat-Erdeniin Byambadorj | 2-4 | October 22 - 23, 2018 | 2018 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Win | 94-20 | Khadzhimurad Gadzhiyev | 6-5 | |||
2018 Final X: Lincoln at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 93-20 | Jason Chamberlain | 2-1 | June 8 – 9, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
Win | 92-20 | Jason Chamberlain | 2-0 | |||
Win | 91-20 | Franklin Maren | 2-1 | May 17, 2018 | 2018 Beat The Streets: Team USA vs. The World All-Stars | |
2018 Pan American Championships at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 90-20 | Hernán Guzmán Ipuz | TF 10-0 | May 3 - 6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships | Lima, Peru |
Win | 89-20 | Marcos Pereira de Oliveira Junior | Fall | |||
Win | 88-20 | Hernán Guzmán Ipuz | TF 11-1 | |||
Win | 87-20 | Anthony Montero | 4-1 | |||
2018 World Cup as Team USA | ||||||
Loss | 86-20 | Joshgun Azimov | 4-4 | April 7 - 8, 2018 | 2018 World Cup | Iowa City, Iowa |
Win | 86-19 | Levan Kelekhsashvili | 8-0 | |||
Win | 85-19 | Kirin Kinoshita | 8-5 | |||
Win | 84-19 | Arun Kumar | TF 10-0 | |||
2017 World Championships at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 83-19 | Frank Chamizo | 0-8 | August 20 - 25, 2017 | 2017 World Wrestling Championships | Paris, France |
Win | 83-18 | Yuhi Fujinami | 5-3 | |||
Win | 82-18 | Zurabi Erbotsonashvili | 3-2 | |||
Win | 81-18 | Nestor Taffur | 8-0 | |||
2017 Spain Grand Prix at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 80-18 | Zsombor Gulyas | TF 11-0 | July 15 - 16, 2017 | 2017 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
Win | 79-18 | Azamat Nurykau | 6-0 | |||
Win | 78-18 | Andruse Aimar | TF 12-2 | |||
2017 US World Team Trials at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 77-18 | Jimmy Kennedy | 8-5 | June 9 - 10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
Win | 76-18 | Jimmy Kennedy | 6-0 | |||
2017 Pan American Championships at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 75-18 | Luis Isaías Portillo Mejia | TF 10-0 | May 5 - 7, 2017 | 2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships | Salvador da Bahia, Brazil |
Win | 74-18 | Lincoln Messias Moreira dos Santos | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 73-18 | Julio Rafael Rodriguez Romero | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 72-18 | Mauricio Javier Sánchez Saltos | TF 10-0 | |||
2017 US Open at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 71-18 | Nazar Kulchytskyy | 4-1 | April 26 - 29, 2017 | 2017 US Open Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Win | 70-18 | Jason Nolf | 9-8 | |||
Win | 69-18 | Dylan Ness | TF 11-0 | |||
Win | 68-18 | Jake Sueflohn | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 67-18 | Grant LaMont | TF 10-0 | |||
2017 Ukrainian Memorial at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 66-18 | Hamed Rashidi | Fall | March 3 - 4, 2017 | 2017 XXI Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial | Kiev, Ukraine |
Win | 65-18 | Azamat Nurykau | 5-3 | |||
Win | 64-18 | Surho Rashytkhanau | 7-6 | |||
2017 World Cup as Team USA | ||||||
Loss | 63-18 | Mostafa Hosseinkhani | 0-2 | February 16 - 17, 2017 | 2017 World Cup | Kermanshah, Iran |
Win | 63-17 | David Suynyuchkhanov | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 62-17 | Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov | 8-6 | |||
Win | 61-17 | Levan Kelekhsashvili | TF 10-0 | |||
2016 World Championships 7th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 60-17 | Rashid Kurbanov | 3-3 | December 10 - 11, 2016 | 2016 World Wrestling Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
Win | 60-16 | Davit Tlashadze | 4-1 | |||
Win | 59-16 | Gitinomagomed Gadzhiyev | TF 12-1 | |||
2016 US World Team Trials at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 58-16 | Jordan Oliver | 4-3 | November 10 - 12, 2016 | 2016 Bill Farrell Memorial International (US World Team Trials) | New York City, New York |
Win | 57-16 | Jordan Oliver | 2-1 | |||
2016 Spain Grand Prix at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 56-16 | Ildus Giniyatullin | 4-3 | July 9 - 10, 2016 | 2016 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
Win | 55-16 | Hamed Vafaei | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 54-16 | Kubilay Cakici | 7-5 | |||
2016 Ziolkowski International at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 53-16 | Dauren Zhumagaziev | 10-4 | June 17 - 19, 2016 | 2016 Ziolkowski International Open | Spala, Poland |
Loss | 52-16 | Ikhtiyor Navruzov | 8-10 | |||
Win | 52-15 | Zafer Dama | 3-0 | |||
2016 World Cup 4th as Team USA | ||||||
Win | 51-15 | Davit Tlashadze | TF 10-0 | June 11 - 12, 2016 | 2016 World Cup | Los Angeles, California |
Win | 50-15 | Mostafa Hosseinkhani | 5-2 | |||
Win | 49-15 | Omarov Gadzhimurad | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 48-15 | Vinod Kumar Omprakash | TF 10-0 | |||
2016 US Olympic Team Trials 65kg | ||||||
Loss | 47-15 | Bernard Futrell | 4-8 | April 9, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials Challenge | |
Loss | 47-14 | Zain Retherford | 2-9 | |||
2016 Pan American Championships at 65kg | ||||||
Loss | 47-13 | Anthony Montero | 6-10 | February 26 - 28, 2016 | 2016 Pan American Wrestling Championships | Frisco, Texas |
Win | 47-12 | Brandon Díaz | 3-2 | |||
Win | 46-12 | Dillon Williams | TF 14-1 | |||
2016 Yaşar Doğu 17th at 65kg | ||||||
Loss | 45-12 | Safa Aksoy | 2-2 | February 5 - 7, 2016 | 2016 Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
2015 World Championships at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 45-11 | Miroslav Kirov | Fall | September 7 - 12, 2015 | 2015 World Wrestling Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Loss | 44-11 | Hassan Yazdani | 4-9 | |||
Win | 44-10 | Kamar Arun | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 43-10 | Robert Olle | TF 12-1 | |||
Win | 42-10 | Johnathan Emanuel Scott Duque | TF 10-0 | |||
2015 US World Team Trials at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 41-10 | Nick Marable | 2-1 | July 25, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Special Wrestle-off | Fargo, North Dakota |
Win | 40-10 | Nick Marable | 4-0 | |||
2015 Spain Grand Prix at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 39-10 | Frank Chamizo | 5-5 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
Win | 38-10 | Takojima Nobuyoshi | 7-0 | |||
Win | 37-10 | Alec Bauer | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 36-10 | Dustin Schlatter | 4-2 | June 12 - 14, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials | Madison, Wisconsin |
Win | 35-10 | Dustin Schlatter | 5-0 | |||
Win | 34-10 | Kevin LeValley | TF 13-2 | |||
Win | 33-10 | Nazar Kulchytskyy | 9-7 | |||
2015 US Nationals at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 32-10 | Kevin LeValley | TF 13-0 | May 7 - 9, 2015 | 2015 US National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Win | 31-10 | Moza Fay | TF 15-4 | |||
Win | 30-10 | Adam Hall | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 29-10 | Mike Moreno | TF 11-0 | |||
Loss | 28-10 | Kevin LeValley | 5-5 | |||
Win | 28-9 | Chase Nelson | TF 13-2 | |||
Win | 27-9 | Connor Keating | TF 12-2 | |||
2014 US World Team Trials at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 26-9 | Nick Marable | 2-8 | July 18 - 24, 2014 | 2013 US World Team Trials Phase II | Fargo, North Dakota |
Loss | 26-8 | Nick Marable | 1-2 | |||
Win | 26-7 | Kyle Ruschell | 8-4 | |||
Win | 25-7 | Moza Fay | 5-4 | |||
Win | 24-7 | Chase Pami | 4-1 | |||
2014 World University Championships at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 23-7 | Evgheni Nedealco | Fall | July 8 - 12, 2014 | 2014 World University Championships | Pecs, Hungary |
Win | 23-6 | Shamil Magomedov | 8-4 | |||
Win | 22-6 | Jere Kunnas | 11-5 | |||
2014 US University Nationals at 70kg | ||||||
Win | 21-6 | Adam Hall | 4-2 | May 22 - 25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
Win | 20-6 | Adam Hall | 4-1 | |||
Win | 19-6 | Steve Santos | TF 11-0 | |||
Win | 18-6 | Josh Demas | TF 11-0 | |||
Win | 17-6 | Chad Walsh | TF 11-1 | |||
Win | 16-6 | Luke Blanton | TF 12-0 | |||
Win | 15-6 | Brandon Nelsen | TF 12-2 | |||
Win | 14-6 | Howell Clements | Fall | |||
2014 US Open 5th at 70kg | ||||||
Loss | 13-6 | Kyle Ruschell | 5-8 | April 17 - 19, 2014 | 2014 US Open Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Loss | 13-5 | Nick Marable | 1-5 | |||
Win | 13-4 | Jason Welch | 10-10 | |||
Win | 12-4 | Chase Nelson | 9-8 | |||
Win | 11-4 | Devon Parrish | TF 10-0 | |||
2013 Universidae Games 12th at 66 kg | ||||||
Loss | 10-4 | Ulukman Mamatov | 1-3 | July 11, 2013 | 2013 World University Games | |
Win | 10-3 | Petteri Martikainen | 4-0 | |||
2013 US World Team Trials at 66kg | ||||||
Loss | 9-3 | Jason Chamberlain | 4-8 | June 21, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
Loss | 9-2 | Drew Headlee | Fall | |||
2013 US University Nationals at 66kg | ||||||
Win | 9-1 | Jason Chamberlain | 3-0 | May 24 - 26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
Loss | 8-1 | Jason Chamberlain | 4-5 | |||
Win | 8-0 | Jason Chamberlain | 4-2 | |||
Win | 7-0 | Jason Chamberlain | 3-1 | |||
Win | 6-0 | Hunter Stieber | Fall | |||
Win | 5-0 | Nick Dardanes | TF 13-2 | |||
Win | 4-0 | Zack Beitz | TF 12-2 | |||
Win | 3-0 | Tyler Scotten | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 2-0 | Daniel White | TF 10-0 | |||
Win | 1-0 | Zachary Stepan | TF 10-0 |