STEEN Jordan

Canada

Wrestling

Date of Birth: 26 Jun 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Place of birth: OTTAWA, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Wrestling	Men's Freestyle 97kg	10

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Freestyle 97kg 1/8 Final #310 CAN STEEN JSTEEN Jordan 2 USA SNYDER KFSNYDER Kyle Frederick 12 VSU1	Finished
Followed by	Makuhari Messe Hall A Mat C	Men's Freestyle 97kg Repechage #344 CAN STEEN JSTEEN Jordan 2 ITA CONYEDO RUANO ADJCONYEDO RUANO Abraham de Jesus 4 VPO1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Freestyle 97kg	2018	Budapest, HUN
23	Freestyle 97kg	2019	Nur-Sultan, KAZ
29	Freestyle 86kg	2017	Paris, FRA

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Freestyle 97kg	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Freestyle 97kg	2018	Lima, PER
3	Freestyle 86kg	2017	Salvador, BRA
5	Freestyle 97kg	2019	Buenos Aires, ARG

Ranking Series

Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Freestyle 97kg	2018	Budapest, HUN

Nickname:

Jordie (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 May 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Concordia University, Montreal, QC, CAN

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Montreal Wrestling Club [Canada]

Coach:

Victor Zilberman [club]; Rob Moore [club]

Sporting relatives:

His father Dave Steen, representing Canada, won bronze in decathlon at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, and also competed at the 1984 Games. His mother Andrea Steen [nee Page] competed for Canada in the 400m hurdles at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. His great uncle David Steen won gold for Canada in shot put at the Commonwealth Games in 1966 and 1970. His grandfather Don Steen was the 1956 Canadian decathlon champion and was a coach for the Canadian athletics team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. (SportsDeskOnline, 12 Apr 2021; torontosun.com, 24 Mar 2020; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2020; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2019; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2010; bcsportshall.com, 01 Jan 2004)

Reason:

He was inspired to compete at the Olympic Games by his parents, who were both Olympians. (canadianathletesnow.ca, 01 May 2018)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (wrestling.ca, 01 Jul 2020)

Memorable:

Qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, after finishing second in the 97kg category at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (wrestling.ca, 01 Jul 2020; unitedworldwrestling.org, 16 Mar 2020)

Hero:

Canadian freestyle wrestlers Gia Sissaouri, Martine Dugrenier, David Zilberman, and David Tremblay, and Canadian mixed martial artist George St-Pierre. (wrestling.ca, 01 Jul 2020)

Ritual:

"My pre-match routine is basically a structured warm-up and listening to music from a specific playlist on match day. I also like to do a couple knee drags when I first get on the mat." (wrestling.ca, 01 Jul 2020)

Philosophy:

"Remember that learning is a process and if you stay focused and dedicated on yourself and what you need to improve then the results will follow." (wrestling.ca, 01 Jul 2020)

Award:

In 2013 he was named Male Wrestling Rookie of the Year at Concordia University's annual sports awards banquet. (concordia.ca, 01 May 2013)

General Interest

General
POSITIVE POSTPONEMENT
He said he would use the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo to gain additional weight and reach the higher end of the 97kg category. "I was always a little bit light for my weight class, so I could put on a couple pounds and be a little bit heavier. Work on speed. All the little details. I've never had this much time to focus on one tournament. To have close to a full year to focus on one tournament and beating 16 guys in a bracket has been a lot of fun." (torontosun.com, 24 Mar 2020; cbc.ca, 29 Jan 2021; olympic.ca, 01 Jan 2019)

OLYMPIC CURSE
His father Dave Steen, a former decathlete, was unable to compete at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow after Canada boycotted the event, but went on to compete at both the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games. His great uncle David won two Commonwealth Games gold medals in shot put in 1966 and 1970, but was unable to compete during the 1964 season, including that year's Olympic Games in Tokyo, after contracting mononucleosis. His own Olympic debut at the 2020 Games in Tokyo was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I look at it as a little bit of a curse. I'm hoping to break the cycle. I just have to keep pushing forward and hope for the best." (torontosun.com, 24 Mar 2020)

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event
VPO1:: Victory by points - with point(s) scored by the opponent
VSU1:: Victory by technical superiority - with point(s) scored by the opponent

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