 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Alejandro Sancho (born March 18, 1994) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler. [1]
Sancho first started wrestling at South Miami High School in South Miami, Florida. [2]
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]
