John Stefanowicz

John Stefanowicz
Personal information
Born	September 20, 1991 (age 33); Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Amateur wrestling
KG	87
Event	Greco-Roman
League	USA Wrestling
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	2nd (World) 1st (USA)
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing United States
Pan American Championships
CISM World Championships
Armed Forces Championships (Greco-Roman)
Armed Forces Championships (Freestyle)
Haparanda Cup

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.

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

^ "John Stefanowicz". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ ROSE, ROB. "'Warrior mindset' puts Kennard-Dale grad in strong position to earn unlikely Olympic berth". York Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "Recapping the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ "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. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
^ Shomaker, Calvin. "Local Marine wins at U.S. Olympic Team Trials, set to wrestle in Tokyo Olympics". The Daily News - Jacksonville, NC. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

External links

John Stefanowicz at the International Wrestling Database
John Stefanowicz at Olympedia

[1] "John Stefanowicz". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] ROSE, ROB. "'Warrior mindset' puts Kennard-Dale grad in strong position to earn unlikely Olympic berth". York Dispatch. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[4] "Recapping the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Trials | NBC Olympics". www.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[wrestling_results_book_summer_olympics_2020-5] "Wrestling Results Book" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 7, 2021. Retrieved August 8, 2021.

[6] Bodani, Frank. "York County wrestler adds to his Hollywood story: How John Stefanowicz became an Olympian". York Daily Record. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

[7] Shomaker, Calvin. "Local Marine wins at U.S. Olympic Team Trials, set to wrestle in Tokyo Olympics". The Daily News - Jacksonville, NC. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

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