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USA WRESTLING OLYMPIC STAFF NATIONAL FREESTYLE COACH ZEKE JONES responsible for the U.S. men's freestyle program and is the National Coach for Freestyle Team USA. He guided the U.S. to a third-place finish at the 2011 World Championships in Istanbul, Jones, one of the best lightweight wrestlers in U.S. history, joined USA Wrestling as its National Freestyle Coach in October 2009. Jones is Turkey, with Jordan Burroughs winning a gold medal and Jake Varner earning bronze. Jones is a past World champion, Olympic silver medalist, and World bronze medalist. Jones came to USA Wrestling after spending the previous three seasons as the head coach at the University of Pennsylvania. Jones coached Penn's Matt Valenti to back-to-back NCAA titles in 2006 and 2007. Jones was an Olympic Freestyle Coach for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Team, which compet- ed in Athens, Greece. The U.S. won three medals in Athens, with a gold by Cael Sanderson and silvers by Stephen Abas and Jamill Kelly. Jones served as head coach for the American team at the 2001 World Championships. The U.S. placed fifth in the team standings and featured a pair of silver medalists. He has made numerous contributions as the head coach with the Sunkist Kids. Jones was on the U.S. coaching staff for the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. Among the athletes he coached were 1996 Olympic gold medalist Kendall Cross and 2000 Olympic silver medalist Sammie Henson. Jones won a gold medal at the 1991 World Championships. Jones also claimed a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. He added a bronze medal at the 1995 World Championships. He was on U.S. squads that won World team titles in 1993 and 1995. Jones, a four-time World Cup champion, is a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Jones was voted World's Most Technical Wrestler by FILA. Jones wrestled on the 1988 NCAA Championship team at Arizona State, where he was a NCAA finalist and was a three-time All-American for the Sun Devils. Jones is originally from Ann Arbor, Mich., where he was a state high school champion, a three-time Junior National All-American and a Dream Team selection by Wrestling USA. Jones and his wife, Renee, have four children, Jessica, David, Rebecca and Jacob. 8 - 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide