Alejandro Sancho

Alejandro Sancho (born March 18, 1994) is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.[1]

Alejandro Sancho
Alejandro Sancho at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
Full nameAlejandro Sancho
Weight147.4 lb (67 kg)
Born (1994-03-18) March 18, 1994
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Olympic teamUnited States of America
Medal record
Representing  United States
Men's Greco Roman wrestling
Pan American Championships
Bronze medal – third place2020 Ottawa67 kg

Sancho first started wrestling at South Miami High School in South Miami, Florida.[2]

Sancho defeated former 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 is part of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, holding a rank of Specialist.[6]

References
  1. "Alejandro Sancho". Team USA. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  2. https://www.stripes.com/sports/2021-06-18/Here-is-how-Miami-native-Alejandro-Sancho-wound-up-in-the-US-Army-and-Tokyo-Olympics-1727638.html
  3. "Why Greco Matters".
  4. "Illinois Stars fall short at Olympic Trials - Illinois Matmen". April 4, 2021.
  5. 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.
  6. Nelson, Brittany. "Army victorious at Wrestling Olympic Trials, two more Soldier-athletes headed to Summer Games". Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman.


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