| John Stefanowicz | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Amateur wrestling |
| Weight Class: | 87 |
| Weight Class Type: | KG |
| Event: | Greco-Roman |
| League: | USA Wrestling |
| Highestranking: | 2nd (World) 1st (USA) |
John Stefanowicz (born September 20, 1991) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.[1] He is a USA Olympian as a member of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic team that competed in August 2021. In 2023, he earned a world bronze medal at the 2023 CISM Military World Championships held in Baku, Azerbaijan.[2] He is a two-time gold medalist at the Pan American Wrestling Championships.
Stefanowicz won the Olympic Trials at 87 kg, qualifying him for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] In the finals he beat Joe Rau in a controversial match.[4] He competed in the men's 87 kg event at Olympics, finishing 12th overall.[5]
Stefanowicz wrestled for the United States Marine Corps, becoming the first Marine member of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team since 1992.[6] He holds the rank of Gunnery Sergeant.[7] Following the Olympics, he moved to Annapolis, Maryland where he is a combatives instructor and military representative coach to the U.S. Naval Academy wrestling team.