| James Martinez | |
| Country: | United States |
| Team: | USA |
| Club: | Minnesota Wrestling Club |
| Collegeteam: | Minnesota |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman and Folkstyle |
| Coach: | Ronald Finley |
| Birth Date: | 14 November 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Osseo, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
James "Jim" Martinez (born November 14, 1958) is an American former wrestler.[1] He was born in Osseo, Minnesota. Martinez was an Olympic bronze medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2] Martinez did professional wrestling in Minnesota for the American Wrestling Association in 1984. He also won a bronze medal at the 1985 World Wrestling Championships.
Martinez wrestled for the University of Minnesota, where he was a Big Ten Champion and NCAA Division I All-American. From 2009 to 2019, he was the head coach of Corona del Sol High School wrestling team, where he won two state championships in 2010 and 2017. As a head coach, the Corona wrestling team consistently finished in the top 10 teams in the state every year.[3] He resigned in 2019.
On October 18, 2014, Martinez was inducted into the Alan and Gloria Rice Hall of Champions as part of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[4]