Name: John Jayne

Weight Category: 90 kg

Birthdate: March 4, 1997

Career Highlights

Current World Ranking: No. 33
3x Senior Pan Am-Oceania Championship Medalist
3x European Open Medalist
2017 USA Judo Senior National Champion
2x USA Judo Youth National Champion
2x British Junior National Champion
4x British Cadet National Champion
2013 Bulgarian National Champion

Personal

A dual citizen of both the United States and Great Britain, Jayne was a standout in both judo and wrestling who went on to wrestle at the University of Chicago where he continued to compete internationally in judo while pursuing a degree in mathematics. After graduating from the University of Chicago, Jayne moved down from 100 kg to 90 kg in 2019 and qualified for his first Senior World Championship in 2021 after the COVID-19 shutdown in 2020. A three-time medalist at the Senior Pan Am-Oceania Championships, Jayne won silver in 2024 and will be making his Olympic debut in Paris.

International Judo Federation Competition History: John Jayne IJF Profile

Competition History

2024:

Silver - Senior Pan Am-Oceania Championships

2023:

Silver - Tallinn European Open
Bronze - Senior Pan Am-Oceania Championships
Seventh - Perth Oceania Open

2022:

Gold - Warsaw European Open
Bronze - Senior Pan American Championships
Seventh - Hungary Grand Slam

2021:

Seventh - Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

2019:

Bronze - Luxembourg European Open
Bronze - Bratislava European Cup
Fifth - Tallinn European Open

2017:

Gold - Junior Pan American Championships
Gold - Arad Junior European Cup
Bronze - Prague Junior European Cup
Bronze - Paks Junior European Cup
Fifth - Junior World Championships
Fifth - Bratislava European Cup

2016:

Bronze - Deva Junior European Cup

2015:

Gold - Deva Junior European Cup

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