John Stefanowicz
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| Born | September 20, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Amateur wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 87 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Marine Corps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John Stefanowicz (born September 20, 1991) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] In the finals he beat Joe Rau in a controversial match.[5] He competed in the men's 87 kg event at Olympics, finishing 12th overall.[6]
Stefanowicz wrestled for the United States Marine Corps, becoming the first Marine member of the U.S. Olympic wrestling team since 1992.[7] He holds the rank of Gunnery Sergeant.[8] 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
- ^ Klingman, Kyle. (August 28, 2019). 17 Days to Nur-Sultan: John Stefanowicz. trackwrestling.com. Retrieved June 16, 2025.
- ^ "John Stefanowicz". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "USA Wrestling | SPC Roberts, SPC Sancho and GySgt Stefanowicz secure bronze at CISM World Military Championships". Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ 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