John Jayne competes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

John Jayne

Olympian 2024

Senior World Championship Teams: 2024, 2023 2022, 2021 ... Junior World Championship Teams: 2017, 2015, 2014

Athlete Bio#

John Jayne competes at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Height

6'2"

Age

27

Hometown

London

Education

University of Chicago

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

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