Terry Brands

{{Short description|American wrestler (born 1968)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox sportsperson | image = | name = Terry Brands | nationality = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 9, 1968}} | birth_place = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | hometown = Sheldon, Iowa, U.S. | sport = Wrestling | event = Freestyle and Folkstyle | team = USA | club = Hawkeye Wrestling Club | collegeteam = Iowa | coach = Dan Gable | country = United States | headercolor = lightsteelblue | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling }} {{MedalCountry | the {{USA}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }} center|80px {{MedalBronze | 2000 Sydney | 58 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | World Championships }} {{MedalGold | 1993 Toronto |57 kg}} {{MedalGold | 1995 Atlanta |57 kg}} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games }} {{MedalGold | 1995 Mar del Plata | 57 kg}} {{MedalSport|Collegiate Wrestling}} {{MedalCountry|the Iowa Hawkeyes}} {{MedalCompetition|NCAA Division I Championships}} {{MedalGold|1990 College Park|126 lb}} {{MedalGold|1992 Oklahoma City|126 lb}} {{MedalSilver|1991 Iowa City|126 lb}} {{MedalCompetition|Big Ten Championships}} {{MedalGold|1990 Evanston|126 lb}} {{MedalGold|1991 Champaign|126 lb}} {{MedalGold|1992 Madison|126 lb}} }}

'''Terry Brands''' (born April 9, 1968) is an American Olympic wrestler who won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, losing the semi-final match to Alireza Dabir. While wrestling at the University of Iowa, Brands won NCAA titles in 1990 and 1992, both at 126 pounds. He was a two-time world freestyle champion at 58 kg, winning titles in 1993 and 1995.

Brands grew up in Sheldon, Iowa.<ref name="hsTerryBrands">{{cite web|url= http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/brands_terry00.html|title= Terry Brands Profile|publisher= hawkeyesports.com|accessdate= 2010-12-31|url-status=dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110307134335/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-wrestl/mtt/brands_terry00.html|archivedate= 2011-03-07}}</ref> After serving as resident coach for the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, he currently is associate head coach for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, serving under his twin brother Tom Brands. Tom, a fellow wrestler, won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Brands lost to Kendall Cross in the 1996 Olympic trials.<ref>{{cite news|title=ATLANTA 96: 40 DAYS TO GO;Brands May Laugh Last At the Wrestling Trials|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/09/sports/atlanta-96-40-days-to-go-brands-may-laugh-last-at-the-wrestling-trials.html|accessdate=October 4, 2014|work=New York Times|date=June 9, 1996}}</ref> Cross went on to win the gold medal in Atlanta.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robbins|first1=Liz|title=OLYMPICS; Wrestler Two Victories From Dream|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/24/sports/olympics-wrestler-two-victories-from-dream.html|accessdate=October 4, 2014|work=New York Times|date=June 24, 2000}}</ref> Brands reached the Olympics in 2000 and won a bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandomir|first1=Richard|title=Forget the Close Calls: The U.S. Team Finds It Hard to Be Gracious in Defeat|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/02/sports/sydney-2000-freestyle-wrestling-forget-close-calls-us-team-finds-it-hard-be.html?module=Search&mabReward=relbias%3Aw%2C{%222%22%3A%22RI%3A17%22}|accessdate=October 4, 2014|work=New York Times|date=October 2, 2000}}</ref>

Terry Brands now serves as associate head coach at the University of Iowa. Since coaching at Iowa, he has set school records for the longest dual unbeaten streak (84), longest winning streak (69), and most dual shutouts (8). He also coaches the Hawkeye Wrestling Club and was named the 2014 Terry McCann Freestyle Coach of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hawkeyesports.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1571|title=Terry Brands - Wrestling Coach|website=University of Iowa Athletics|language=en|access-date=2019-06-07}}</ref>

In 2006, Brands was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.<ref>[https://nwhof.org/national-wrestling-hall-of-fame/bio/1503 Terry Brands]. ''National Wrestling Hall of Fame''. Retrieved September 17, 2022.</ref>

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== External links == * [https://www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/datenbanken/dbfoeldeak/start.php FILA Wrestling Database] *[https://rokfin.com/terry Terry Brands Rokfin Channel] {{World Champions freestyle wrestling bantamweight}}

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