Alejandro Sancho Explained
Alejandro Sancho (born March 18, 1994) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]
High school
Sancho first started wrestling at South Miami High School in South Miami, Florida.[2]
Greco-Roman wrestling career
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alejandro Sancho. dead. June 18, 2021. Team USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20210405045141/https://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Alejandro-Sancho . April 5, 2021 .
- Web site: Here is how Miami native Alejandro Sancho wound up in the US Army and Tokyo Olympics .
- Web site: Why Greco Matters.
- Web site: Illinois Stars fall short at Olympic Trials - Illinois Matmen. April 4, 2021 .
- Web site: Engel . Adam . 26 April 2023 . U17 WORLD CHAMPION ADAMS PINS OLYMPIAN SANCHO, FIVE OLYMPIANS REACH SENIOR GRECO- ROMAN SEMIFINALS AT U.S. OPEN . https://web.archive.org/web/20230427020107/https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/April/26/Greco-Session-One-wrap . April 27, 2023 . dead . 8 May 2023 . USA Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228032955/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-02/results_02_acapulco.pdf?VersionId=Efb44FH3Pq4shxxDWjI7EpGpxkdEL.Lw . 28 February 2024 . 5 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: 2024 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304172342/https://d3u2kdyvfaxwhl.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/2024-03/results_02_acapulco_tq.pdf?VersionId=JF17JQRQNzYOgzYC1imqNPlT1Awo0vIQ . 4 March 2024 . 4 March 2024 . United World Wrestling.
- Web site: Army victorious at Wrestling Olympic Trials, two more Soldier-athletes headed to Summer Games. Brittany. Nelson. Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman. April 6, 2021 .
