John Jayne
{{Short description|British-American judoka (born 1997)}}
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{{Infobox judoka
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| birth_place = London, England
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| education = {{Plainlist|
- University of Chicago {{small|(BA)}}
- King's College London {{small|(MSc)}}
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| country = {{Plainlist|
- United States
- Great Britain (until 2013)
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| weight_class = {{nbnd}}90 kg
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| dan = 5
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| olympics_rank = R16
| olympics_year = 2024
| olympics_weight = Men's 90 kg
| worlds_rank = R64
| worlds_year = 2021
| worlds_weight = Men's 90 kg
| worlds_year2 = 2022
| worlds_weight2 = Men's 90 kg
| worlds_year3 = 2023
| worlds_weight3 = Men's 90 kg
| worlds_year4 = 2024
| worlds_weight4 = Men's 90 kg
| regionals_type = AM
| regionals_rank = 2
| regionals_year = 2024
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{{Medal|Sport| Men's judo }}
{{Medal|Country| {{USA}} }}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Championships }}
{{Medal|S| 2024 Rio de Janeiro | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2022 Lima | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2023 Calgary | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|B| 2025 Santiago | {{nbnd}}90 kg }}
{{Medal|Competition| Pan American Junior Championships }}
{{Medal|G| 2017 Cancún | {{nbnd}}100 kg }}
| updated = 29 April 2025
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John Jayne ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|eɪ|n}} {{respell|JAYN}}; born 4 March 1997){{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/john-jayne_1951577|title=JAYNE John|date=2024 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=9 August 2024}} is a judoka.{{cite web|title=John Jayne|accessdate=30 July 2024|website=Eurosport|url= https://www.eurosport.com/olympics/athletes/profile/jayne-john-1951577/}} A triple national born and raised in England, he has represented both Great Britain and the United States. Most recently, he competed for the latter at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Early life and education
Jayne was born and raised in London to an American father and a Bulgarian mother, giving him triple citizenship. He took his first judo class at the Budokwai in Chelsea at age 3 and went on to train at Moberly Stars Judo in Queen's Park.{{cite web|title=John Jayne|accessdate=30 July 2024|url=https://judoinside.com/judoka/54837/John_Jayne/judo-career|website=Judo Inside
}}{{cite web|url=https://sports-star.co.uk/interview-with-john-jayne-judoka/|title=Interview With John Jayne Judoka|website=sports-star|first=Anastasia-Alexandra|last=Nenova|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=30 July 2024}} Growing up in London representing the Moberly Stars Judo Club he set an all time British record by winning the British Judo Association National Age Banded Championships ten times.{{cite web|url=https://www.moberlyjudo.org.uk/images/10xNationalChampion-2.pdf/|title=All Time British Record|access-date=2024-09-07}} He represented Great Britain until 2013. In 2013 he was Cadet National Champion in three countries – USA, Great Britain and Bulgaria; and was 2013 World Cadet Sambo Champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.moberlyjudo.org.uk/|title=Cadet National Champion|access-date=2024-09-07}} Also in 2013 he was a Bronze Medalist at the EYOF (European Youth Olympics Festival) at -90 kg in Utrecht, Netherlands.{{Cite web |title=John Jayne |url=https://judoinside.com/judoka/54837/John_Jayne/judo-results |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=Judoinside.com |language=en}} In addition, in 2014, Jayne placed 7th at USAW Junior Greco Nationals.{{Cite web |title=John Jayne (Chicago, IL) {{!}} Trackwrestling Profile |url=https://www.trackwrestling.com/membership/ViewProfile.jsp?twId=60020009 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Trackwrestling}} In 2016 he won the senior USA Sambo National Championship in Joliet, Illinois,{{Cite web |title=US Sambo |url=https://www.moberlyjudo.org.uk/news_spec.php?news_id=371 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=moberlyjudo.org |language=en}} and he won Bronze at the Senior 2016 Sambo World Cup “Kharlampiev Memorial” in Moscow, Russia,{{Cite web |title= Russia Sambo |url=https://www.moberlyjudo.org.uk/news_spec.php?news_id=370 |access-date=20 January 2025 |website=moberlyjudo.org |language=en}} both at -90 kg. In 2017 he was U21 Pan American Champion in Cancun and Senior US National Champion in Salt Lake City, both at -100 kg.{{Cite web |title=John Jayne |url=https://judoinside.com/judoka/54837/John_Jayne/judo-results |access-date=19 January 2025 |website=Judoinside.com |language=en}}
Jayne attended Westminster Under School, Dulwich College and completed his A Levels at the Mander Portman Woodward school in London.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpw.ac.uk/locations/london/results-destinations/high-achievers/|title=High Achievers - Results and Destinations|website=Mander Portman Woodward|accessdate=2 August 2024}} He went on to graduate from the University of Chicago{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/paris-2024-summer-olympics/here-are-all-the-illinois-athletes-representing-team-usa-in-the-2024-paris-olympics/3483625/?amp=1|website=nbchicago|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Here are all the Illinois athletes representing Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics|first=Grace|last=Irwin|date=8 July 2024}} with a BA in Mathematics in 2019 and from King's College London with an MSc in Mathematics in 2022. While at the University of Chicago, Jayne did collegiate wrestling, before switching his focus back to judo upon graduation.{{Cite web |title=John Jayne - 2018-19 - Wrestling |url=https://athletics.uchicago.edu/sports/wrestling/roster/john-jayne/3873 |access-date=2024-08-04 |website=University of Chicago |language=en}}
Career
He was a bronze medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2022 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Lima, Peru.{{cite web|url=https://www.panamjudo.org/en/n/results-of-day-2-of-the-lima-2022-pan-american-and-oceania-championships-180|title=Results of Day 2 of the Lima 2022 Pan American and Oceania Championships |website=panamjudo.org|accessdate=30 July 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1121974/granda-wins-pan-american-champs|website=Inside the Games|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Granda reclaims title from Silva at Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships|first= Patrick|last= Burke |date= 16 April 2022}}
He was a bronze medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2023 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Calgary, Canada.{{cite web|accessdate=30 July 2024 |date=September 14, 2023 |first=Nicole |last=Jomantas |title=Team USA Fights for Olympic Qualification Points at Senior Pan Ams this Weekend |url=https://www.usajudo.com/news/2023/september/14/2023-senior-pan-am-preview |website=uaajudo}}
He was a silver medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2024 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was subsequently selected for the 2024 Paris Olympics to compete in the men's 90 kg.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/judo-101-us-olympic-roster-and-athlete-news|website=nbcolympics|accessdate=30 July 2024|title= Judo 101: U.S. Olympic roster and athlete news|first=Shawn|last=Smith|date=30 May 2024}}
In the Paris Olympics, he defeated former vice world champion Christian Parlati in the preliminary round before being knocked out by Han Ju-yeop in the Round of 16.{{Cite web |title=2024 Paris Olympics men's judo u90kg schedule and results |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/schedule/judo/men-90-kg?day=31-july}}
He was a bronze medalist in the 90 kg category at the 2025 Pan American-Oceania Judo Championships in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web|url=https://www.ijf.org/competition/2928/results|title=Results of the Santiago 2025 Pan American and Oceania Championships |website=ijf.org|accessdate=28 April 2025}}
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Category:Alumni of King's College London
Category:American people of Bulgarian descent
Category:English people of American descent
Category:English people of Bulgarian descent
Category:Judoka at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic judoka for the United States
Category:People educated at Dulwich College
Category:University of Chicago alumni