Corn Nation · Sep 16, 2022
Jordan Burroughs Wins American Record 7th World/Olympic Title
Jordan Burroughs, seen here celebrating after winning a World Championship in 2017, won his seventh World Title on Friday. This time up at 79 kg, Burroughs is now in sole possession of the American record for World/Olympic Gold Medals.Well there you have it folks.
Jordan Burroughs is officially the greatest American wrestler of all time. There’s no more disputing that.
After going 4-0 on Thursday in Belgrade, Serbia, Burroughs won his seventh World or Olympic title in Friday’s final. That’s more than any American in history. Let that sink in for a second.
With his newest gold medal, Burroughs now has 10 total World or Olympic medals and is an undefeated 10-0 in medal matches.