Audrey Rae Jimenez (born December 18, 2005) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler. She is a gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.
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| Full name | Audrey Rae Jimenez | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 18, 2005 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 50 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Freestyle and Folkstyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHigh school
editBorn in Tucson, Arizona, Jimenez attended Sunnyside High School, where she became a four-time Division I Arizona state champion, with her first three titles against girls, and her last one against boys in the 106 lb (48 kg) category, becoming the first girl to do so.[1] Prior to her graduation, she committed to wrestle for Lehigh University.[1][2]
In freestyle, Jimenez won a gold medal at the 2019 U15 Pan American Wrestling Championships in the 39 kg category.[3][4] She won a silver medal from the 2022 and 2023 U20 World Championships, as well as the 2023 U23 World Wrestling Championships.[5][6][7] She then won a bronze medal at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships.[8]
2025
editIn May 2025, Jimenez won a gold medal at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.[9][10] In August, at the U20 World Wrestling Championships, she won the silver medal in the 50 kg category.[11][12] The following month, Jimenez made her senior international debut at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships, where she was eliminated by Emanuela Liuzzi in the round of 16.[13] In October, she competed in the 2025 U23 World Wrestling Championships and won a silver medal.[14][15]
Championships and accomplishments
editFreestyle wrestling
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Jet Sports Training Female Athlete of the Month: Sunnyside wrestler Audrey Jimenez". Allsportstucson.com. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Audrey Jimenez". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ "2019 U15 Pan American Wrestling Championships - Results" (PDF). United World Wrestling. 3 November 2019.
- ↑ "U.S. wins U15 Pan American women's freestyle title, with seven champions and 11 medals". USA Wrestling. 2 November 2019.
- ↑ Siwach, Vinay (August 10, 2023). "U20 stars gear up for Japan test in Women's Wrestling". United World Wrestling. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morales, Javier (August 17, 2023). "Sunnyside's Audrey Jimenez earns silver medal in U20 World Championships". allsportstucson.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
- ↑ Morales, Javier (December 14, 2023). "AIA rules Sunnyside's Audrey Jimenez can compete with Blue Devils' boys wrestling team". allsportstucson.com.
- ↑ Adams, Todd M. (December 30, 2024). "Arizona High School Sports Awards Girls POY Audrey Jimenez nearly made 2024 Olympics". USA Today High School Sports.
- ↑ Morales, Javier (May 10, 2025). "Audrey Jimenez earns gold medal in 2025 Senior Pan American Championships at Mexico". allsportstucson.com.
- ↑ "Jimenez, Robinson, Simon among standouts on U.S. women's freestyle team at U20 World Championships". USA Wrestling. August 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Jimenez finishes with silver, Cooper and Robinson fifth as U.S. women finish fourth in Bulgaria". USA Wrestling. August 22, 2025.
- ↑ Dahlgren, Brenna (September 9, 2025). "Women's wrestler Audrey Jimenez extends world medal streak". thebrownandwhite.com.
- ↑ Marantz, Ken; Siwach, Vinay (September 16, 2025). "World Championships 2025: Day 4 WW 50kg, 57kg, 65kg, 76kg Highlights". United World Wrestling.
- ↑ "Jimenez Wins Silver Medal at U23 World Championships". Lehigh University Athletics. October 23, 2025.
- ↑ "Audrey Jimenez wins the silver medal at U23 World Championships". thebrownandwhite.com. October 23, 2025.
- ↑ Brown, Olivia (March 9, 2026). "The first NCAA women's wrestling champions are crowned. How bright is the sport's future?". NCAA. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
- ↑ Immel, Richard (April 2, 2026). "Audrey Jimenez wins 2026 USA Wrestling Anthony-Maroulis Trophy". USA Wrestling. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
External links
edit- Audrey Jimenez at United World Wrestling
- Audrey Jimenez at InterSportStats
