Edward Joseph "Ed" Banach (born February 6, 1960) is an athlete who won a gold medal in wrestling in the 1984 Summer Olympics.

[2] The family moved to Port Jervis, New York, where the three boys all became involved in football and wrestling in high school.

[3] In 1984 the Banach twins competed in two different weight classes in wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

He has suffered from post-concussion syndrome, long before it was identified as a sports risk to wrestlers, boxers, and football players.

[3] Banach stayed involved in sports and served as assistant coach at Iowa State University until 1987.

Although it was the end of his athletic career, Banach runs a spring wrestling clinic in Ames, Iowa, where he continues to live.