{{Short description|American wrestler (born 1991)}} {{use American English|date=July 2015}} {{use mdy dates|date=July 2015}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Logan Stieber |image = File:Logan Stieber.png |caption = Stieber in 2013 |alt = |height = 5 ft 5 in |weight = 65 kg |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|24}} |birth_place = [[Monroeville, Ohio]], U.S. |country = United States |team = USA |collegeteam = [[Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling|Ohio State]] |sport = [[Wrestling]] |event = [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle]] and [[Collegiate wrestling|Folkstyle]] |coach = Tom Ryan |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[freestyle wrestling]]}} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[FILA Wrestling World Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2016 World Wrestling Championships|2016 Budapest]]|[[2016 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 61 kg|61 kg]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Wrestling World Cup|World Cup]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2018 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle|2018 Iowa City]]|Team}} {{MedalSilver|[[2017 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle|2017 Kermanshah]]|Team}} {{Medal|Competition| [[Pan American Wrestling Championships|Pan American Championships]] }} {{MedalGold|[[2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships|2018 Lima]]|65 kg}} {{MedalBronze| [[2017 Pan American Wrestling Championships|2017 Salvador]]|61 kg}} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Junior Wrestling Championships|Junior World Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver|[[2011 World Junior Wrestling Championships|2011 Bucharest]]|60 kg}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[collegiate wrestling]]}}{{MedalCountry | the}} [[Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling|Ohio State Buckeyes]] {{MedalCompetition|[[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|NCAA Division I Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|2012 St. Louis|133 lb}} {{MedalGold|2013 Des Moines|133 lb}} {{MedalGold|[[2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|2014 Oklahoma City]]|141 lb}} {{MedalGold|[[2015 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|2015 St. Louis]]|141 lb}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Big Ten Conference|Big Ten Championships]]}} {{MedalGold|2012 West Lafayette|133 lb}} {{MedalGold|2013 Champaign|133 lb}} {{MedalGold|2014 Madison|141 lb}} {{MedalGold|2015 Columbus|141 lb}} | }} '''Logan Stieber''' (born January 24, 1991) is an American former [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] and [[Folkstyle|folkstyle wrestler]], who competed internationally at [[Wrestling weight classes#Men's freestyle wrestling|61 and 65 kilograms]]. In the [[2016 Summer Olympics|Olympic year of 2016]], he won the [[2016 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 61 kg|non-Olympic weight World Championship at 61 kg]], and in 2018, he won a [[2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships|Pan American]] title.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Logan Stieber Biography|url=https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Logan-Stieber|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208035025/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Logan-Stieber|archive-date=February 8, 2015|access-date=|website=Team USA}}</ref>

In folkstyle, Stieber is one of the most accomplished collegiate wrestlers in the history of the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]], having won [[NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships#Four-time NCAA champions|four NCAA Division I national championships]], four [[Big Ten Conference]] championships, and the [[Dan Hodge Trophy]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes wrestling|Ohio State Buckeyes]] during his career.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-05-21|title=Logan Stieber|url=https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/logan-stieber/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=Ohio State Buckeyes|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2024, Stieber was inducted into the [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum|National Wrestling Hall of Fame]] as a Distinguished Member.<ref>[https://nwhof.org/hall_of_fame/bio/2474 Logan Stieber]. ''nwhof.org''. Retrieved April 22, 2024.</ref>

==Education and career== Stieber went to [[Monroeville High School (Ohio)|Monroeville High School]], in [[Monroeville, Ohio]], and won five [[Ohio High School Athletic Association]] (OHSAA) state wrestling championships (four individually, and a team title for Monroeville in 2010), losing only once his entire high school career, to [[David Taylor (American wrestler)|David Taylor]] of [[Graham High School (St. Paris, Ohio)|St. Paris Graham]]. He was named the [[Dan Hodge Trophy#Junior Hodge Trophy Winners|Junior Hodge Trophy]] winner for 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Junior Hodge Trophy Winners |url=https://www.win-magazine.com/win-awards/junior-hodge-trophy/ |access-date=2023-04-28 |website=WIN Magazine}}</ref> Stieber finished his Monroeville career with a record of 184-1, and his 179 straight wins is still an OHSAA record as of 2016.

Stieber later committed to Ohio State University, where he became one of the most decorated wrestlers in NCAA history.

Already a four-time Big Ten Champion, on March 21, 2015, Stieber became only the fourth wrestler in [[NCAA Division I|NCAA]] history to win four individual National Championships. He also led the Ohio State Buckeyes to their first team National Championship for wrestling in school history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/logan_stieber_753012.html|title=Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Wrestling|publisher=ohiostatebuckeyes.com|access-date=2014-04-19}}</ref>

Stieber finished his NCAA career with a record of 119-3.

Following college, Stieber went on record as stating he would be training in hopes of joining [[USA Wrestling|Team USA]] for the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].<ref>[http://www.thelantern.com/2015/03/logan-stieber-finishes-decorated-ohio-state-career-with-fourth-national-title/ Stieber wins 4th title - The Lantern.com].</ref> Stieber would later represent [[United States national team|Team USA]] on its 2017 World Team. Stieber retired in April 2019 and started coaching at the Ohio RTC.

==Championships, Honors and accomplishments==

===High school=== *Four-time OHSAA Division III State Wrestling Champion **2007, 2008, 2009, 2010: individual **2010: team (as a member of the [[Monroeville High School (Ohio)|Monroeville Eagles]]) *2008: [[United World Wrestling|FILA]] Junior National Champion *2010: Junior Dan Hodge Trophy winner<ref>[http://www.win-magazine.com/v2/win-awards/junior-hodge-trophy Jr. Hodge Trophy - Win Magazine]</ref>

===College=== *Four-time Big Ten Champion **2012, 2013, 2014, 2015: individual **2015: team (as a member of the [[Ohio State Buckeyes]]) *Four-time [[NCAA Division I]] National Champion: **2012, 2013, 2014, 2015: individual **2015: team (as a member of the Ohio State Buckeyes) *2012: Big Ten Freshman of the Year (wrestling) *2015: [[Dan Hodge Trophy]] winner *2015: NCAA Most Dominant Wrestler *2015: National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) Most Outstanding Wrestler<ref>[http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-wrestl/spec-rel/033015aac.html Stieber wins Hodge Trophy - Ohio State Buckeyes.com]</ref>

=== Senior level - Freestyle === * 2016: World Champion * 2018: World Cup Champion * 2018: Pan American Champion

===Honors=== Stieber was inducted as a Distinguished Member of the [[National Wrestling Hall of Fame]] in 2024

==See also== {{Portal|Biography|Ohio|Sports}} * [[List of Ohio State University people]] {{clear}}

==References== {{reflist|30em}}

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