Zeke Jones
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Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Flyweight |
Zeke Jones is an American sport wrestler who won a silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics and was the Head Coach of the 2004 US Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team. He was an All-American from Arizona State University and he was on a NCAA Championship team, coached by famed Bobby Douglas.
A list of Zeke's Accomplishments include:
Coaching
• Head Coach, 2004 US Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team o 1 gold and 2 silver medalists o USOC Wrestling Team of the Year
• Head Coach, 2003 Pan American Games Team o 4 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze Medallists
• 2001 National Freestyle Coach of the Year, USA Wrestling
• Head Coach, 2001 World Championship Team o 1 Silver and 2 Bronze medals
• Assistant Coach, 2001 World Cup Team o 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 2 Bronze medals o USOC Team of the Month, 1st in USA Wrestling History
• Coaching Staff, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games
• Head Coach, 2000 World Cup Team
o 4 Gold and 3 Silver Medalists and Team Champions
• Coach, 2000 Pan American Championships
• Head Coach, 2000 NCAA International All-Star Team
• Assistant Coach, 1999 NCAA International All-Star Team
• Head Coach, 1998 World Cup Team
o Team Champions
Wrestling
• Winner, “World’s Most Technical Wrestler,” FILA – Only 1 of 3 American’s (John Smith and Chris Campbell) • 1991 World Champion, 1995 World Bronze Medalist • 1992 Olympic Silver Medalist • 4X World Cup Champion • 6X National Champion • Pan American Games Gold Medalist • Goodwill Games Gold Medalist • NCAA Division I National Team Champions, member, 1988 • NCAA Division I National Team Runner Ups, member, 1989, 1990 • World Championships Team Champions, member, 1993 and 1995 • 8X World and Olympic Team Member • Espoir National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler • Espoir World Silver Medalist • NCAA Finalist and 3X NCAA All-American • 3X Pac 10 Champion • Midlands Champion
Other • Distinguished Member, National Wrestling Hall of Fame • Member, Arizona State University Hall of Fame • Member, Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame
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