James Martinez (wrestler)

James "Jim" Martinez (born November 14, 1958)[1] is an American wrestler. He was born in Osseo, Minnesota. He was the Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling in 1984.[2] Martinez did professional wrestling in Minnesota for the American Wrestling Association in 1984. He also won a bronze medal in the 1985 World Championships.

James Martinez
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles 68 kg
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kolbotn 68 kg

Jim wrestled for the University of Minnesota, where he was a Big Ten Champion and NCAA Division I All-American.

From 2009 to 2019, he was the head coach of Corona del Sol High School wrestling team, where he won two state championships in 2010 and 2017. As a head coach, the Corona wrestling team consistently finished in the top 10 teams in the state every year. [3] He resigned in 2019.

On October 18, 2014, Martinez was inducted into the Alan and Gloria Rice Hall of Champions as part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum.[4]


References
  1. "Jim Martinez". Olymedia. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Jim Martinez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/sports/hall-of-famer-jim-martinez-resigns-as-cds-wrestling-coach/article_be3d97f2-65f6-11e9-b5c8-b30413baeeb7.html
  4. https://www.wranglernews.com/2019/08/13/coach-martinez-departs-corona-multi-time-champ-is-successor/#:~:text=Corona%20del%20Sol%20hired%20a,the%20school's%2040%2Dyear%20history.


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