Jordan Burroughs has won six world wrestling titles, combined with his 2012 Olympic gold medal. This makes him the first U.S. wrestler with seven global gold medals.
He defeated Nokhodi for the 2021 world title, and before that Burroughs won four world titles and an Olympic championship at 74 kg.
The American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs currently competes at 79 kilograms and previously competed at 74 kilos.
Burroughs attended Winslow Township High School, where he won three district titles, two regional championships, and was a state champion in 2006 at 135 pounds.
In 2006, he accepted a scholarship to the University of Nebraska as the 52nd-ranked senior in the nation.
Burroughs was a three-time All-American, two-time NCAA Division I champion for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy (equivalent to the Heisman Trophy) in 2012.
Jordan Burroughs is widely known for his double-leg takedown and is considered one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.