Terry Steiner
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 68 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||
| College team | University of Iowa | |||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Dan Gable | |||||||||||||||||
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Terry Steiner 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]
Early life and education[edit]
Steiner is from Bismarck, North Dakota and 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 third, fifth, and first in 1991, 1992, and 1993 respectively.[3][1] He graduated from Iowa in 1993 with a B.A. in Social Work.[4]
Coaching[edit]
Steiner has been the women's U.S. National Coach for USA Wrestling since 2002.[5] In this capacity, Steiner has been the longtime coach of Adeline Gray, six-time world-champion (2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021) and two-time (2016, 2020) Olympian.[3]
Awards and honors[edit]
Steiner was a Glen Brand inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Inductee: Terry Steiner". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Murphy, Austin. "Troy and Terry Steiner". Sports Illustrated Vault | Si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Adeline Gray and Terry Steiner to headline Dan Gable Museum Gala". National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ "Terry Steiner - Women's National Team Head Coach". Steiner Wrestling. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
- ^ Pilcher, K. J. "Steiner brings Team USA to Iowa City". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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