Terry Steiner
American wrestler
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Terry Steiner (born August 27, 1970) is an American wrestler and wrestling coach, who was an NCAA champion and three-time All-American. He is the women's U.S. National Coach for USA Wrestling. He led the U.S. women’s wrestling to a record four medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: a Gold medal (Tamyra Mensah-Stock), a Silver medal (Adeline Gray) and two Bronze medals (Helen Maroulis and Sarah Hildebrandt).[1]
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| Born | August 27, 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College team | Iowa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dan Gable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and education
Steiner is from Bismarck, North Dakota and attended Bismarck Century High School. He wrestled at the University of Iowa, alongside his identical twin, Troy Steiner, who also won an individual NCAA championship.[2] Steiner was coached by Dan Gable, and placed 3rd, 5th, and 1st in 1991, 1992, and 1993 respectively.[3][1] He graduated from Iowa in 1993 with a B.A. in Social Work.[4]
Coaching
Awards and honors
Steiner was a Glen Brand inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.[1] In 2025, he was honored as a Distinguished Member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.[6] Steiner and his brother Troy were awarded the Rough Rider Award in 2026.[7]
