Jordan Burroughs is a freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler from the United States. He currently competes at 79 kilograms and previously competed at 74 kilograms. Jordan Burroughs is the reigning and six-time world champion (nine-time medalist), three-time Pan American Games Gold medalist, four-time Pan American champion, and four-time US Open national champion in freestyle, as well as an 11-time member of the United States World or Olympic Team.

Quick Facts

Jordan Burroughs Biography

Jordan Burroughs was born on July 8, 1988, in Camden, New Jersey, USA, and he will be 34 in 2023. Furthermore, Jordan Ernest Burroughs is his full name.

Jordan’s father’s name is Leroy Burroughs, and his mother’s name is Janice Burroughs, but no information is available about their occupations. Likewise, he has three siblings: one brother, Leroy Burroughs, and two sisters, Jenerra and Princess.

Jordan brought a wrestling flyer home from elementary school and became the first member of his family to wrestle at the age of five. He continued his education at Winslow Township High School, where he excelled in three sports: wrestling, American football, and running. Furthermore, he hoped to play wide receiver in the NFL but dropped out as a freshman to focus on wrestling.

He is an American national who practices Christianity and is born with the sign of Cancer.

Jordan Burroughs Education

Jordan Burroughs received his formal education at Winslow Township High School, where he was a three-sport athlete in wrestling, American football, and running. Similarly, as the 52nd-ranked senior in the country, he accepted a scholarship to the University of Nebraska in 2006.

Jordan Burroughs Height, Weight

Jordan Burroughs is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 79 kilograms, but his exact body measurements are unknown. Similarly, Jordan has black hair and brown eyes, but his dress and shoe sizes are unavailable.

Career

Regarding his career, Jordan Burroughs made his senior-level debut at the US University Nationals in April 2007, finishing second to Teyon Ware. Burroughs won a gold medal immediately after completing his final NCAA Division I wrestling season in 2011, becoming only the fourth wrestler in history to hold both an NCAA Division I title and a world title in the same year.

Burroughs, likewise, won a gold medal in the Summer Olympics in 2012. He also won world championship gold medals in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017, as well as bronze medals in 2014 and 2018.

Furthermore, injuries hampered Burroughs’ medal-winning performances in 2013 and 2014. He broke his ankle four weeks before the tournament in 2013, and he competed while wearing five screws and a plate.

In his debut against Medina of Guinea-Augusto Bissau in 2014, he sprained his medial collateral ligament. Regardless, he continued to compete.

Furthermore, after his senior year, Burroughs was awarded the Hodge Trophy, which is given annually by WIN Magazine to the nation’s most dominant college wrestler. Burroughs finished his collegiate career with a 128-20 record, good for fifth in Nebraska history.

Jordan Burroughs finished ninth in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In contrast to previous years, including those in which he was injured, he did not receive a medal this year.

Jordan won his fifth Pan American Championship title on May 8 when he swept the competition at the 2022 Pan American Championships. On September 16, Burroughs won his second consecutive world championship at 79kg and sixth overall at the World Championships in Belgrade.

Jordan Burroughs supports various brands and endorses its products. Asics, Resilite, Bridgestone, Comcast, Ralph Lauren, Athletic Brewing, and USA Wrestling are among the sponsors he sees and earns money from.

Jordan Burroughs Awards

Jordan Burroughs is a six-time world champion as well as a nine-time medalist. Similarly, he is a four-time Pan American champion and a three-time Pan American Games gold medalist. In addition, he is a four-time US Open national freestyle champion. He has also made the United States World or Olympic Team 11 times.

Burroughs, a two-time NCAA Division I folkstyle champion for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, won the Dan Hodge Trophy (equivalent to the Heisman Trophy) in 2012.

Burroughs set an American record with his seventh gold medal at the Olympic and World Championship levels after winning gold at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships.

Jordan Burroughs’s Net Worth

Jordan Burroughs’ net worth is estimated to be around $5 million as of April 2023. Furthermore, he made the majority of his money by competing in professional wrestling tournaments.

He also receives compensation from sponsors such as Asics, Resilite, Bridgestone, Comcast, Ralph Lauren, Athletic Brewing, and USA Wrestling.

Jordan Burroughs’s Wife, Marriage

Jordan Burroughs is married to Lauren Mariacher, a journalist. They marry on October 12, 2013. Beacon, Ora, Rise, and Banner are Jordan Burroughs and Lauren Mariacher’s four children.