Courtesy of USA Wrestling/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com
Just when it seemed like wrestler J’den Cox’s extensive catalogue of accolades couldn’t grow any more immense, the Olympic bronze medalist and three-time NCAA champion for Mizzou delivered again at a premier event.
The former Mizzou Wrestler won the bronze medal for freestyle in the 86-kilogram weight class at the 2017 World Championships in Paris on Friday. He finished with a record of 4-1 on the day after entering the competition ranked fifth in the world in his weight class.
Several hours after suffering his only loss of the day in the semifinals, Cox clinched the bronze with a convincing 8-0 defeat of Bulgarian and 2010 World Champion Mihail Ganev.