James_Martinez_(wrestler)

James Martinez (wrestler)

James Martinez (wrestler)

American wrestler

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    "Jim Martinez". Olymedia. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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    "Jim Martinez". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
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    Alvira, Zach (2019-04-24). "Hall of Famer Jim Martinez resigns as CDS wrestling coach". East Valley Tribune. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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    Zener, Alex (2019-08-13). "Coach Martinez departs Corona; multi-time champ is successor". Wrangler News. Retrieved 2023-12-20.


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