James Martinez (wrestler)
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Born | (1958-11-14) November 14, 1958 (age 65) Osseo, Minnesota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Greco-Roman and Folkstyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
College team | Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Minnesota Wrestling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Ronald Finley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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James "Jim" Martinez (born November 14, 1958) is an American former wrestler.[1] He was born in Osseo, Minnesota. Martinez was an Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Martinez did professional wrestling in Minnesota for the American Wrestling Association in 1984. He also won a bronze medal at the 1985 World Wrestling Championships.
Martinez 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.[3]
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.[4]
References
- ^ "Jim Martinez". Olymedia. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Jim Martinez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
- ^ a b Alvira, Zach (2019-04-24). "Hall of Famer Jim Martinez resigns as CDS wrestling coach". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
- ^ Zener, Alex (2019-08-13). "Coach Martinez departs Corona; multi-time champ is successor". Wrangler News. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
External links
- James Martinez at the International Wrestling Database
- James Martinez at Olympedia
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