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USA WRESTLING OLYMPIC STAFF NATIONAL GRECO-ROMAN COACH STEVE FRASER Fraser joined USA Wrestling as the National Greco-Roman Coach in October, 1995. He serves as the full-time professional coach working with the national Greco-Roman program and works to develop Greco-Roman programs in the United States. Fraser led the U.S. to its best team performance ever at the 2007 World Championships with the United States taking home the first-place trophy. It was the first World team title ever for the U.S. in Greco-Roman wrestling. Brad Vering led the U.S. by winning a World silver medal while teammates Dremiel Byers and Harry Lester each placed third, and Lindsey Durlacher fifth. Fraser led the U.S. to a third-place finish at the 2001 and 2006 World Championships. Rulon Gardner won a World title in 2001 and Joe Warren won a World title in 2006. At the 2000 Olympic Games, the U.S. team won one gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Gardner stunned the world with his win over unbeaten Russian Alexander Karelin. Gardner also won a bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. Fraser won a gold medal at 90 kg (198 lbs.) at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, becoming the first U.S. wrestler to ever win an Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling. He also won a gold medal at the 1983 Pan American Games. Fraser was a member of the 1979 and 1982 U.S. World Teams. He claimed U.S. Nationals titles in Greco-Roman in 1981 and 1983, and was a U.S. Nationals freestyle champion in 1984. Fraser was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1994. He was named USA Wrestling Athlete of the Year in 1984, and was a finalist for the James E. Sullivan Award that year. He has been inducted into the Michigan Wrestling Hall of Fame and the Michigan Amateur Sports Hall of Fame. He attended the Univ. of Michigan, where he was a two-time NCAA All-American. Fraser Univ. from 1987-1993. He also coached with the Michigan Wrestling Club for 10 years. Fraser has three children, Kellen, Kerrin and Hannah. received a bachelor's degree in physical education in 1980. He was a Michigan state high school champion at Hazel Park High School. Fraser was an assistant coach at the Univ. of Michigan from 1980-87, and at Eastern Michigan 2012 USA Wrestling Media Guide - 9