Adam Coon
Adam Coon - 2024 Olympian

Adam Coon

Olympian, 2024

World Championships, 2018, 2019 (1 Silver)

  • 0

    GOLD

  • 1

    SILVER

  • 0

    BRONZE

Athlete Bio 

Height

6-5

Age

31

Hometown

Fowlerville, MI

Education

University of Michigan

2025-26 Team USA Ranking: No. 2 at 130 kg/286.6 pounds

Years on Team USA: 8 (2015-16, 2016-17, 2018-19, 2019-21, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26)

Residence: Fowlerville, Mich.

Regional Training Center: Cliff Keen WC

Club: New York AC

Personal Coach: Sean Bormet

High School: Fowlerville, Mich. (Fowlerville High School)

Born: November 14, 1994

 

 

Olympic Teams

2024 Olympic Games (12th at 130 kg)

 

Senior World Teams 

2019 Senior Worlds (21st at 130 kg), 2018 Senior Worlds (Silver at 130 kg)

 

Age-Group World Teams

2014 U20 Worlds (Bronze at 120 kg, Bronze at 120 kg in freestyle), 2011 U17 Worlds (11th at 100 kg, Gold at 100 kg in freestyle)

 

Career Highlights 

  • 2024 Olympian
  • 2018 World silver medalist
  • Two-time World Team member
  • Three-time age-group World medalist
  • 2011 U17 World champion in freestyle

 

Career Biography

2025: U.S. Open runner-up

2024: Placed 12th at 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France … U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion

2023: Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Senior Nationals runner-up … Final X runner-up … Senior World Team Trials Challenge champion … U.S. Open runner-up

2021: U.S. Olympic Team Trials champion

2020: Silver medalist at Pan American Championships in Ottawa, Canada … Bronze medalist at Olympic Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada … Placed fifth at Matteo Pellicone Tournament Ranking Series event in Rome, Italy

2019: Placed 21st at World Championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan … Gold medalist at Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Final X champion … Senior World Team Trials Challenge runner-up … U.S. Open champion

2018: Silver medalist at World Championships in Budapest, Hungary … Senior World Team Trials champion … Final X runner-up … Freestyle World Team Trials champion … U.S. Open runner-up, champion in freestyle

2016: U.S. Olympic Team Trials runner-up

2015: Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Senior Nationals champion … University Nationals champion in freestyle … Placed third at U.S. Senior Nationals

2014: Bronze medalist at U20 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia in both Greco-Roman and freestyle ... FILA Junior World Team Trials champion … University Nationals champion … FILA Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle

2013: FILA Junior World Team Trials runner-up in Greco-Roman and freestyle … FILA Junior Nationals champion, runner-up in freestyle

2012: FILA Junior Nationals champion, fifth in Greco-Roman

2011: Gold medalist at U17 World Championships in Szombathely, Hungary in freestyle, 11th in Greco-Roman … FILA Cadet Nationals champion in Greco-Roman and freestyle

2010: Place third at FILA Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman and freestyle

College: Competed collegiately for the University of Michigan under head coach Joe McFarland … Runner-up in 2015 and 2018 NCAA Championships … Third in 2016 NCAA Championships … Three-time NCAA All-American

High School: Four-time Michigan state champion, competing for Fowlerville High School … Coached by Dan Coon

USA Wrestling Age-Group: 2012 and 2013 Junior Nationals champion in Greco-Roman, folkstyle and freestyle … 2011 Junior Nationals champion, third in freestyle … 2010 Cadet Nationals champion, runner-up in freestyle and folkstyle … 2009 Cadet Folkstyle Nationals runner-up … Placed fourth at 2008 Folkstyle Nationals … 2006 Folkstyle Nationals runner-up

Personal: Son of Dan and Dana Coon … Has two sisters, Rachel and Madeline … Father, Dan, wrestled at Alma College

Awards: 2013 Detroit Athletic Club HS Athlete of the Year … 2013 Midwest region recipient of the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award … 2013 Junior Schalles Award winner … Selected as Michigan's "Mr. Wrestler" award winner in 2013 … Four-time All-Livingston County Wrestler of the Year

Instagram: @adam_coooon

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