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

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