Steven Ungerleider

Steven Ungerleider (June 14, 1949 – March 18, 2023) was an American sports psychologist, author, and documentary film producer.^[1]

Steven Ungerleider
Ungerleider (left) with Dick Pound (right) in 2010
Born	(1949-06-14)June 14, 1949
Died	March 18, 2023(2023-03-18) (aged 73) Healdsburg, California, U.S.
Occupation	Sports psychologist
Children	Shoshana R. Ungerleider Ariel Ungerleider Kelley
Family	Samuel Gottesman (grandfather)

Biography

Ungerleider was born to a Jewish family, the son of Joy (née Gottesman) and Samuel Ungerleider.^[2][3] His grandfather was D. Samuel Gottesman. He was a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He held a PhD from the University of Oregon. As an undergraduate, he competed in gymnastics for the University of Texas.^[4]

Ungerleider's first documentary film, Munich '72 and Beyond, was released in 2016.^[5][6][7][8]

Ungerleider had two daughters: physician and film producer, Shoshana R. Ungerleider;^[9] and attorney Ariel Ungerleider Kelley.

Ungerleider died in Healdsburg, California, on March 18, 2023, at the age of 73 from pancreatic cancer.^[10]

Films

• 2016 - Munich '72 and Beyond - Producer^[11]
• 2018 - End Game - Executive Producer^[12]
• 2018 - At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal – Producer^[13]
• 2020 - Positive All the Way - Director and Producer^[14]
• 2021 - Citizen Ashe - Executive Producer^[15]
• 2021 - Waterman - Producer^[16][17]

Books

• Quest For Success (WRS/Spence Publications, 1994)
• Mental Training For Peak Performance (Rodale Press, 1996)
• Faust's Gold: Inside the East German Doping Machine (St.Martin's Press)^[18]
• Beyond Strength (McGraw-Hill, 1991) with co-author Dr. Jacqueline Golding