COLUMBIA, MO. • The legend of J’den Cox continues to grow. Fresh off winning a bronze medal at the Summer Olympics, to go along with two NCAA championships and four Missouri state high school titles, Cox revealed Wednesday that he wrestled in Rio with a torn meniscus.
Cox came seconds away from qualifying for the gold medal match, recovered to capture the bronze and did it all with one functioning knee. Cox had the meniscus in his left knee surgically repaired last Thursday. The injury had lingered for months, but Cox believes he did further damage in the bronze medal victory over Cuba’s Reineris Salas.