Tom Brands (born April 9, 1968) is an American former Olympic wrestler and is currently the head coach of the University of Iowa men's wrestling team. He won a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling’s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa. The former Hawkeye wrestler was a four-time All-American and three-time national champion (1989-92) at Iowa. He has a 277-27-1 (.912) overall and 133-14 (.914) Big Ten coaching record at Iowa.

Five-time Big Ten and three-time NWCA Coach of the Year Tom Brands completed his 18th season as head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa in 2023-24. A 1996 Olympic gold medalist and member of wrestling’s Hall of Fame, Brands is only the eighth head wrestling coach at the University of Iowa.

Brands was 1996 Olympic gold medalist and 1993 world champion. He has coached 20 Olympic and World Team members. Brands is 16-0 all-time against Iowa State, winning Dan Gable Traveling Trophy every year since its inception in 2010. Win. Graduate. Do It Right.

Mar 14, 2022 · Tom Brands has signed a contract extension that will keep him as Iowa's head wrestling coach through the 2028-29 season, the University of Iowa announced Monday. Brands' new contract, obtained by the Des Moines Register, is a 7-year deal that begins July 1, 2022, and runs through June 30, 2029.

Jun 2, 2017 · Tom and Terry Brands have operated in close quarters throughout their lives, including before they took their first breaths. Tom was born 5 minutes before his identical twin brother (who now serves professionally as his right-hand man and Iowa’s associate head wrestling coach) on April 9, 1968.

Mar 14, 2022 · IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has signed a contract extension through the 2029 season. The announcement was made Monday by Henry B. and Patricia B....

Aug 9, 2024 · Iowa Hawkeye Head Wrestling Coach, Tom Brands, knows all about winning. The fierce competitor beat three World Champions in his bracket, on route to Olympic Gold in at the 1996 Atlanta...

Mar 14, 2022 · IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa head wrestling coach Tom Brands has signed a contract extension through the 2029 season. The announcement was made Monday by Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of...

Mar 14, 2022 · Iowa Athletics extended the contract of head men’s wrestling coach Tom Brands on Monday. Brands is now under contract through the 2029 season. Brands is currently in his 16th year as the Hawkeyes’ head coach.