| Werner Holzer | |
| Country: | United States |
| Team: | USA |
| Sport: | Wrestling |
| Event: | Greco-Roman, Freestyle and Folkstyle |
| Club: | Mayor Daley Youth Foundation |
| Collegeteam: | Illinois |
| Birth Date: | 23 September 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Death Date: | [1] |
| Death Place: | Fallbrook, California, U.S. |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Werner Holzer (September 23, 1937 - October 29, 2018) was an American wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman 70 kg at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2] He also was a two-time U.S. freestyle World Team member and competed at the 1966 and 1967 World Championships. Holzer wrestled collegiately at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he was an NCAA wrestling All-American.
Holzer would later play a key role in establishing the U.S. Wrestling Federation, serving as the first President, and helped launch kids, junior and adult wrestling programs across the state of Illinois. In 1993, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[3]