Alejandro Sancho
.jpg) Alejandro Sancho at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alejandro Sancho | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | March 18, 1994 Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Greco-Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | U.S. Army WCAP | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | USA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Alejandro Sancho (born March 18, 1994) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]
High school
[edit]Sancho first started wrestling at South Miami High School in South Miami, Florida.[2]
Greco-Roman wrestling career
[edit]Sancho defeated 2012 Olympian Ellis Coleman in the U.S. Olympic Trials to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics at 67 kg.[3] He entered the Trials as the reigning World Team member, earning qualification for the weight at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.[4]
At the 2023 Pritchard Companies U.S. Open, Sancho was pinned by high-school athlete and U17 world champion Joel Adams.[5]
Sancho won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico.[6] He defeated Andrés Montaño of Ecuador in his gold medal match.[6] A few days later, he competed at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Acapulco, Mexico hoping to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[7] He was eliminated in his second match.[7]
Sancho is part of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, holding a rank of Specialist.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alejandro Sancho". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Here is how Miami native Alejandro Sancho wound up in the US Army and Tokyo Olympics".
- ^ "Why Greco Matters".
- ^ "Illinois Stars fall short at Olympic Trials - Illinois Matmen". April 4, 2021.
- ^ Engel, Adam (April 26, 2023). "U17 WORLD CHAMPION ADAMS PINS OLYMPIAN SANCHO, FIVE OLYMPIANS REACH SENIOR GRECO- ROMAN SEMIFINALS AT U.S. OPEN". USA Wrestling. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2024. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ Nelson, Brittany (April 6, 2021). "Army victorious at Wrestling Olympic Trials, two more Soldier-athletes headed to Summer Games". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.
External links
[edit]- Alejandro Sancho at the International Wrestling Database
- Alejandro Sancho at Olympedia
