Terry Steiner

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Born (1970-08-27) August 27, 1970 (age 55)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Terry Steiner
Personal information
Born (1970-08-27) August 27, 1970 (age 55)
Home townBismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
College teamIowa
CoachDan Gable
Medal record
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Iowa Hawkeyes
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Ames150 lb
Bronze medal – third place1991 Iowa City150 lb
Big Ten Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Columbus150 lb
Bronze medal – third place1991 Champaign150 lb
Bronze medal – third place1992 Madison150 lb

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]

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]

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