Alejandro Sancho
Alejandro Sancho is an American Greco-Roman wrestler.
High school
Sancho first started wrestling at South Miami High School in South Miami, Florida.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. He entered the Trials as the reigning World Team member, earning qualification for the weight at the 2020 Pan American Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.At the 2023 Pritchard Companies U.S. Open, Sancho was pinned by high-school athlete and U17 world champion Joel Adams.
Sancho won the gold medal in his event at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships held in Acapulco, Mexico. He defeated Andrés Montaño of Ecuador in his gold medal match. 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. He was eliminated in his second match.
Sancho is part of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, holding a rank of Specialist.