Showing posts with label Jordan Burroughs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jordan Burroughs. Show all posts

Saturday, August 20, 2016

74KG Preview: Jordan Burroughs Weight

74 KG Finals - Jordan Burroughs (Sunkist Kids) vs. David Taylor (NLWC)The Contenders#1Jordan Burroughs (USA)#2Ainuar Geduev (RUS)#3Hassan Yazdani Charati (IRI)Jordan Burroughs is the reigning world champion and Olympic gold medalist, but he is not the same wrestler he was four years ago. Additionally, this is not the same field. With a different group of opponents operating under a different set of rules, it will be a tremendous...
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Friday, August 19, 2016

Why Jordan Burroughs doesn"t want a LeBron moment

Olympic Wrestling Trials | Andrew Howe vs Jordan Burroughs, Match 1 | Full Match Jordan Burroughs will try to defend his 2012 gold medal in wrestling. (AP)Medal count | Olympic schedule | Olympic news RIO DE JANEIRO Imagine you are an Olympic athlete. Youve tortured your body for decades, fine-tuning it for that one moment when everything is on the line, when all that work and sweat and sacrifice come down...
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Former Husker Jordan Burroughs seeking rare back-to-back golds

Olympic Wrestling Trials | Andrew Howe vs Jordan Burroughs, Match 2 | Full Match RIO DE JANEIRO Jordan Burroughs chance of adding to his legacy has arrived.The former Husker will try Friday to become the first freestyle wrestler since 1992 to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals.Burroughs, the favorite in the 74-kilogram...
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