STEFANOWICZ JR John Walter

United States of America

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 20 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.78/5'10''

Place of residence : HUBERT, NC

Residence Country:

United States of America

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman 87kg	12

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Greco-Roman 87kg 1/8 Final #136 CRO HUKLEK IHUKLEK Ivan 5 VPO1 USA STEFANOWICZ JR JWSTEFANOWICZ JR John Walter 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
23	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Greco-Roman 87kg	2021	Guatemala City, GUA
1	Greco-Roman 82kg	2020	Ottawa, ON, CAN

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Greco-Roman 82kg	2020	Rome, ITA
7	Greco-Roman 87kg	2021	Rome, ITA
8	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Zagreb, CRO
23	Greco-Roman 82kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ

Nickname:

Johnny (Facebook profile, 29 Apr 2021)

Occupation:

Analyst, Armed Forces Athlete

Education:

University of Maryland, United States of America

Family:

Wife Samantha, two sons

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

All-Marine Wrestling Team [United States of America]

Coach:

Jason Loukides [club], Matt Lindland [national]

Sporting relatives:

His younger brother Chance Marsteller competes in freestyle wrestling and triumphed in the 74kg category at the US Olympic Team Trials Last Chance Qualifier in March 2021. (eu.ydr.com 01 Apr 2021; eu.yorkdispatch.com, 27 Mar 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 14 Apr 2021)

Memorable:

Winning the 87kg category at the 2021 US Olympic Team Trials in University Park, Pennsylvania. (eu.yorkdispatch.com 08 Apr 2021)

Philosophy:

"A lot of people sit back and relax, but I'm not great at that. It's a lot like my wrestling." (fivepointmove.com, 03 Nov 2020)

Award:

He was named the 2019 Marine Corps Co-Male Athlete of the Year alongside teammate Raymond Bunker. (eu.jdnews.com, 06 Apr 2021)

General Interest

General
CINDERELLA STORY
As a youngster he never reached a state high school wrestling tournament, and after failing to secure a university scholarship he joined the US Marine Corps, where he continued his wrestling training. He took a two-year break from the sport due to a work deployment before returning in 2017. "I didn't have success at every level. I didn't have something in my corner at every venture. So wins like this [the US Olympic team trials in April 2021], opportunities like this, they're a lot sweeter than other ones because it wasn't supposed to happen. Everyone calls it a Cinderella story. I'm more just happy that that part of the job is complete, and now we're moving on to something bigger. I never thought I'd be here. I never thought in a million years I'd wake up and say, 'I'm an Olympian.'" (eu.jdnews.com, 05 Apr 2021; taskandpurpose.com, 08 Apr 2021; eu.ydr.com, 11 Jun 2019)

EDUCATION AND OCCUPATION
He has studied terrorism and critical infrastructure at the University of Maryland in the United States of America. In April 2021 he held the rank of staff sergeant in the US Marine Corps, where he works as an imagery analysis specialist. He has also served on the USA Wrestling board of directors and on the USA Wrestling Athlete's Advisory Committee. Facebook profile, 29 Apr 2021; LinkedIn profile, 14 Apr 2021; taskandpurpose.com, 08 Apr 2021)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent

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