Name: John Jayne
Weight Category: 90 kg
Birthdate: March 4, 1997
Career Highlights
- 2024 Paris Olympic Games: (90kg) 9th
- 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 made his Olympic debut in Paris.
International Judo Federation Competition History: John Jayne IJF Profile
Competition History
2024:
- 9th - Paris Olympic Games
- 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