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.
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| Born | September 20, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KG | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | USA Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 2nd (World) 1st (USA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
References
edit- ^ "John Stefanowicz". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ https://www.themat.com/news/2023/december/02/spc-roberts-spc-sancho-and-gysgt-stefanowicz-secure-bronze-at-cism-world-military-championships
- ^ ROSE, ROB. "'Warrior mindset' puts Kennard-Dale grad in strong position to earn unlikely Olympic berth". York Dispatch.
- ^ "Recapping the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com.
- ^ "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Bodani, Frank. "York County wrestler adds to his Hollywood story: How John Stefanowicz became an Olympian". York Daily Record.
- ^ Shomaker, Calvin. "Local Marine wins at U.S. Olympic Team Trials, set to wrestle in Tokyo Olympics". The Daily News - Jacksonville, NC.
External links
edit- John Stefanowicz at the International Wrestling Database
- John Stefanowicz at Olympedia
