Jesse Jantzen

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Jesse Jantzen
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Jantzen in 2018
Personal information
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 43)
Shoreham, New York, U.S.
Education Harvard University
OccupationInvestor & Film Producer
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
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University World Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Izmir 66 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Harvard Crimson
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 St. Louis149 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 Kansas City149 lb
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 Albany149 lb

Jesse Jantzen (born February 5, 1982) is the founder of Skylar James Capital, a multi-strategy family office. [1] Previously Jantzen was a portfolio manager at Clearview Capital Management and held positions at Perella Weinberg Partners and W Holding Company LLC and as an assistant coach for Harvard University. [1] Jantzen currently sits on the board of the fetal center for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the Beat the Streets (BTS) organization. He is also a former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler.[ citation needed ]

He was a graduate of Shoreham Wading River High School. [2] [3] He was the first 4x State Champion and 6x state place winner in New York State wrestling history. [4] [5] [6] In 2000, he was the Asics High School Wrestler of the Year [6] [2] and was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner the same year. [7]

Jantzen received an A.B from Harvard University in 2004. He was a three-time All-American and 2004 National Champion and Outstanding Wrestler award winner. [3] [8] [9] [6] In 2005 Jantzen won a World Championship at the University World Games in Izmir, Turkey in Freestyle wrestling at 66 kg. [3] [10] [9] Jantzen participated in the Real Pro Wrestling league representing the New York Outrage. [9] He is the most decorated Harvard Wrestler in history and was a 2004 Bingham Award winner for Harvard’s best athlete. [3] Some detractors suggested that because of his reliance on mat wrestling, he would not fare well in freestyle, which focuses on takedowns. Jantzen developed a series of moves on top known as the “Jantzen Ride.” Career record at Harvard 132-13, 3-time All-American (1st, 3rd, 3rd). [3] Jantzen competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials but fell short of his goal of making the Beijing Olympics. [2] Jantzen is a member of the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame, [11] EIWA Conference Hall of Fame [12] and Suffolk County Hall of fame. [5] [ citation needed ]

Jantzen has had involvement with several Film/TV projects ( Foxcatcher , Dixieland , The Knick , Team Foxcatcher) as an actor, producer, financier and stunt coordinator.[ citation needed ] Movie critic Justin Chang described Jantzen’s choreographed wrestling scenes for Foxcatcher as “superbly convincing”. [13]

Jantzen lives and works in downtown Manhattan. [1] Jantzen is one of five children. [3] His younger brother, Corey, was also an accomplished wrestler for Harvard University and Shoreham Wading River High School. [14] Corey worked with Jantzen on both Foxcatcher and Dixieland , where he had credited roles in each film.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jesse Jantzen". btsny.org. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 Liepa, Bob (August 15, 2011). "Greatest Athlete #4: New York had never seen a wrestler like Jantzen". Suffolk Times. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NCAA Champion Jesse Jantzen". Harvard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[ dead link ]
  4. ↑ "Jesse Jantzen, Harvard '04". Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Jesse Jantzen". Long Island Wrestling Association. Retrieved February 25, 2017.[ failed verification ]
  6. 1 2 3 "NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS: Jantzen proves he's best /Harvard senior and former SWR star wins 149-pound NCAA title, is named most outstanding wrestler". Newsday. Retrieved February 25, 2017.[ dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Junior Hodge Trophy Winners". WIN Magazine. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ Lambert, Craig (March 1, 2004). "Maestro of the Mat". Harvard Magazine. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 "Jesse Jantzen: No looking back". InterMat. Retrieved February 25, 2017.[ dead link ]
  10. ↑ Mihoces, Gary (June 12, 2008). "Derailed by freak injury, wrestler Jantzen regains his footing". USATODAY.com. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Hall of Fame By Class Year". www.harvardvarsityclub.org. Retrieved October 24, 2019.[ dead link ]
  12. ↑ Chesebro, Andrew (January 7, 2014). "Harvard Alum Jesse Jantzen '04 To Be Inducted Into EIWA Hall of Fame". FloWrestling. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  13. ↑ Chang, Justin (May 19, 2014). "Cannes Film Review: 'Foxcatcher'". Variety. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Corey Jantzen". Harvard. Retrieved February 1, 2017.[ dead link ]
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