Sammy Jones (wrestler)

Sammy Jones

Sammy Jones
Personal information
Full name	Samuel Lee Jones
Born	(1993-11-09) November 9, 1993 (age 31) Folsom, Louisiana, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Wrestling
Event	Greco-Roman
College team	Northern Michigan
Club	New York Athletic Club
Team	USA
Medal record Representing the   United States Men's Greco-Roman wrestling University World Championships 2014 Pecs 59 kg Pan American Championships 2022 Acapulco 63 kg 2016 Frisco 59 kg

Samuel Lee Jones (born November 9, 1993) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. He represented the United States at the World Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling at 63 kg in 2021 and 2022.

Early life and college

Jones grew up in Folsom, Louisiana, where he was homeschooled. ^[1] Starting his freshman year of high school, Jones focused only on the Olympic styles of wrestling, freestyle and Greco-Roman. While in high school, Jones built a relationship with Rob Hermann, a Greco-Roman wrestling coach at Northern Michigan University. After initially taking a year off from wrestling his freshman year of college, Jones reached back out to Hermann about wrestling Greco-Roman at Northern Michigan, and from there, was welcomed to come up and start training. ^[2]

Greco-Roman wrestling

Jones won a bronze medal at the 2014 University World Championships at 59 kg, his first medal at a tournament on the Senior level. ^[3]

He broke through to make his first United States Greco-Roman World Team in 2021, winning the 63 kg spot. ^[4] Jones earned a spot on the United States World Team again in 2022 at 63 kg. ^[5]

Other Greco-Roman wrestling accomplishments for Jones include being a two-time medalist at the Pan American Championships, winning in 2022. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. Hands, Timothy. (April 24, 2018). In This Moment: The Reboot of Sammy Jones. Five Point Move. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
2. Willis, Mike. (October 22, 2019). #TeamUSATuesday: Greco-Roman National Team member Sammy Jones. USA Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
3. Sammy Jones. USA Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
4. Sam Jones | FloWrestling | Wrestling. FloWrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
5. Abbott, Gary. (September 6, 2022). Jones, Woods to compete for Team USA in Greco-Roman at World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. USA Wrestling. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
6. USA CLAIMS GRECO-ROMAN TITLE AT PAN AMERICAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. Panam Sports. Retrieved June 7, 2025.
7. Sammy Jones. USA Wrestling Membership. Retrieved June 7, 2025.