Terry Steiner Explained

Terry Steiner
Hometown:Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.
Birth Date:27 August 1970
Height:5 ft 8 in
Weight:69 kg
Collegeteam:Iowa
Coach:Dan Gable
Show-Medals:yes

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).

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. Steiner was coached by Dan Gable, and placed 3rd, 5th, and 1st in 1991, 1992, and 1993 respectively. He graduated from Iowa in 1993 with a B.A. in Social Work.

Coaching

Steiner has been the women's U.S. National Coach for USA Wrestling since 2002. 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.

Awards and honors

Steiner was a Glen Brand inductee into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2013.