Terry Steiner
August 27, 1969 - Present
Terry Steiner has been the United States Women's National Coach since 2002.
In six Olympics, he has coached four gold medalists, three silver medalists and six bronze medalists. In 17 World Championships, Steiner has coached 16 gold medalists, 17 silver medalists and 29 bronze medalists.
He has coached five of the six women inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as Distinguished Members: Clarissa Chun (2022), Kristie Davis (2018), Sara McMann (2022), Patricia Miranda (2023) and Toccara Montgomery (2024).
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the U.S. had two gold medalists in the same year for the first time, and doubled the career Olympic gold medals for U.S. women's wrestling from two to four. The U.S. won four total medals in 2024 with gold medalists Amit Elor and Sarah Hildebrandt, silver medalist Kennedy Blades and bronze medalist Helen Maroulis. It tied the record for most medals at an Olympics set in 2020 with gold medalist Tamyra Mensah Stock, silver medalist Adeline Gray and bronze medalists Hildebrandt and Maroulis.
Steiner coached the American women to a tie for first place at the 2003 World Championships with seven medals, setting the record for most medals won by a U.S. Senior Women's World Team. The record for most medals was tied in 2021, 2022 and 2023. In 2022 it included three gold medals, won by Elor, Dominique Parrish and Mensah Stock, which tied the record for most gold medals won by the U.S. women in a World Championship, set in 2019 when Gray, Mensah Stock and Jacarra Winchester stood atop the podium. He has also coached the U.S. women's team to four runner-up finishes and seven third-place finishes at the World Championships.
Before joining USA Wrestling, Steiner was an assistant coach at Oregon State University and the University of Wisconsin.
He was a national champion and the Outstanding Wrestler at the 1993 NCAA Division I Championships and a three-time All-American for the University of Iowa.
Steiner was a two-time North Dakota state champion and three-time finalist who helped Century High School in Bismarck, North Dakota, win back-to-back state team titles. Steiner had a career prep record of 128-14, including 69 consecutive victories.
Awards:
Year
2025
|
Award
Distinguished Member
|
Chapter/Region
National
|
Year
2013
|
Award
Glen Brand Inductee
|
Chapter/Region
National
|
All American Awards:
Season
1993
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
150
|
Place
1
|
Season
1992
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
150
|
Place
5
|
Season
1991
|
School
Iowa
|
Tournament
Division I
|
Weight
150
|
Place
3
|
College Season Records:
Season
1993
|
School
Iowa
|
Class
Senior
|
Bouts
33
|
Wins
32
|
Losses
1
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
6
|
Win PCT.
96.97
|
Place
1st
|
Season
1992
|
School
Iowa
|
Class
Junior
|
Bouts
46
|
Wins
38
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
2
|
Falls
3
|
Win PCT.
82.61
|
Place
5th
|
Season
1991
|
School
Iowa
|
Class
Sophomore
|
Bouts
48
|
Wins
39
|
Losses
9
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
11
|
Win PCT.
81.25
|
Place
3rd
|
Season
1990
|
School
Iowa
|
Class
Freshman
|
Bouts
22
|
Wins
16
|
Losses
6
|
Ties
0
|
Falls
5
|
Win PCT.
72.73
|
Place
DNW
|
Season
Career
|
Bouts
149
|
Wins
125
|
Losses
22
|
Ties
2
|
Falls
25
|
Win PCT.
83.89
|
All Rankings:
Season
1993
|
Rank Date
01/18/1993
|
Weight
150
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1993
|
Rank Date
02/01/1993
|
Weight
150
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1993
|
Rank Date
02/15/1993
|
Weight
150
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|
Season
1993
|
Rank Date
03/01/1993
|
Weight
150
|
Rank
1
|
School
Iowa
|