Terry McCann

Olympic medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  United States
	1960 Rome	Bantamweight

Terrence John McCann (March 23, 1934 – June 7, 2006), commonly known as Terry McCann, was an American wrestler who won the Gold Medal in the bantamweight division of freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and later helped found the United States Wrestling Federation (now called USA Wrestling). He was born in Chicago, Illinois.

He was also the retired Executive Director of Toastmasters International, having served in that position for 26 years.

He died in Dana Point, California at age 72 from mesothelioma, a rare asbestos-linked cancer of the pleura. He was survived by his wife of 52 years, Lucille, as well as seven children, eighteen grandchildren (notably Terrence John McCann III), two great-grandchildren, and three siblings.

McCann began wrestling in a city-sponsored park recreation program when he was 11. McCann wrestled collegiately for the Iowa Hawkeyes where he only lost three matches in three years while winning three Big Ten and two NCAA titles. He then went on to represent the United States in the 1960 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal. McCann was inducted, as a Distinguished Member, into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame and Museum (USA) in 1977.

McCann was appointed as the Executive Director of Toastmasters International (TI) in March 1975, having accepted the position in February. He was TI's fourth and longest serving Executive Director.

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