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John Jayne

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John Jayne
Personal information
Nationality
Born (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27)
London, England
Education
OccupationJudoka
Sport
Country
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍90 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt[1]
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesR16 (2024)
World Champ.R64 (2021, 2022, 2023,
R64( 2024)
Pan American Champ. (2024)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  United States
Pan American Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Rio de Janeiro ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Lima ‍–‍90 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Calgary ‍–‍90 kg
Pan American Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Cancún ‍–‍100 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF15253
JudoInside.com54837
Updated on 31 July 2024

John Jayne (/ˈn/ JAYN; born 4 March 1997)[2] is a judoka.[3] A triple national born and raised in England,[4] he has represented both Great Britain and the United States. Most recently, he competed for the latter at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Early life and education

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Jayne was born and raised in London to an American father and a Bulgarian mother, giving him triple citizenship. He took his first judo class at the Budokwai in Chelsea at age 3 and went on to train at Moberly Stars Judo in Queen's Park.[5][4] Growing up in London representing the Moberly Stars Judo Club he set an all time British record by winning the British Judo Association National Age Banded Championships ten times.[6] He represented Great Britain until 2013. In 2013 he was Cadet National Champion in three countries – USA, Great Britain and Bulgaria; and was also 2013 World Cadet Sambo Champion.[7]

Jayne attended Westminster Under School, Dulwich College and completed his A Levels at the Mander Portman Woodward school in London.[8] He went on to graduate from the University of Chicago[9] with a BA in Mathematics in 2019 and from King's College London with an MSc in Mathematics in 2022. While at the University of Chicago, Jayne did collegiate wrestling, before switching his focus back to judo upon graduation.[10]

Career

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He was a bronze medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima, Peru.[11][12]

He was a bronze medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Calgary, Canada.[13]

He was a silver medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the men's 90 kg.[14]

In the Paris Olympics, he defeated former vice world champion Christian Parlati in the preliminary round before being knocked out by Han Ju-yeop in the Round of 16.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "John Jayne - Godan Promotion Novmber 15, 2023". USAJudo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ "JAYNE John". Olympics.com. 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "John Jayne". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Nenova, Anastasia-Alexandra (13 May 2022). "Interview With John Jayne Judoka". sports-star. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  5. ^ "John Jayne". Judo Inside. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  6. ^ "All Time British Record". Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Cadet National Champion". Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  8. ^ "High Achievers - Results and Destinations". Mander Portman Woodward. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  9. ^ Irwin, Grace (8 July 2024). "Here are all the Illinois athletes representing Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics". nbchicago. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  10. ^ "John Jayne - 2018-19 - Wrestling". University of Chicago. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Results of Day 2 of the Lima 2022 Pan American and Oceania Championships". panamjudo.org. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  12. ^ Burke, Patrick (16 April 2022). "Granda reclaims title from Silva at Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  13. ^ Jomantas, Nicole (14 September 2023). "Team USA Fights for Olympic Qualification Points at Senior Pan Ams this Weekend". uaajudo. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Shawn (30 May 2024). "Judo 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news". nbcolympics. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 Paris Olympics men's judo u90kg schedule and results".
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