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American wrestler (born 1987)

Angel Escobedo
Personal information
Born (1987-01-12) January 12, 1987 (age 37)
Griffith, Indiana, U.S.
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing the  United States
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Los Angeles Team
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto 57 kg
Golden Grand Prix
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Baku 55 kg
Collegiate Wrestling
Representing the Indiana Hoosiers
NCAA Division I Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 St. Louis 125 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Omaha 125 lb
Big Ten Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Minneapolis 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2009 State College 125 lb
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ann Arbor 125 lb
Bronze medal – third place 2007 East Lansing 125 lb

Angel Escobedo (born January 12, 1987) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, and is the head wrestling coach at Indiana University. Escobedo won an NCAA Wrestling championship in 2008 and placed fifth at the World Wrestling Championships in 2013.

Early life

Escobedo is from Griffith, Indiana.

College career

Escobedo competed for the wrestling team at Indiana University. While there, he won an NCAA Division I championship, and placed in the top five nationwide all four years he competed. Escobedo was the first wrestler from Indiana University to ever place in the top eight four times.

Freestyle career

At the 2013 World Team Trials Escobedo finished 2nd, but was promoted to compete on the US World Championships team when Obe Blanc failed a drug test.

At the 2013 World Wrestling Championships Escobedo advanced to the bronze medal match in the 55 kg division. Escobedo ultimately lost in the bronze medal match by one point to Sezar Akgül of Turkey.

Match results

World Championships Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2013 UWW 5th at 55 kg
Loss 3-2 Turkey Sezar Akgül 1-2 September 16, 2013 2013 World Wrestling Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary
Win 3-1 France Zoheir El-Ouarraqe 8-2
Loss 2-1 India Amit Kumar Dahiya 0-6
Win 2-0 Hungary Róbert Kardos 8-0
Win 1-0 Romania Andrei Dukov 6-0

Awards and honors

2015
2013
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Stepan Sargsyan Tournament
2011
  • 1st place, gold medalist(s) New York Athletic Club International
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) FILA Test Tournament
2010
2009
2008
2007

References

  1. "IU College Sports coverage in Bloomington, IN".
  2. "Escobedo Returns to Indiana as associate head coach".
  3. "Escobedo Returns to Indiana as associate head coach".
  4. "IU wrestling hires former Hoosier as associate head coach".
  5. "The 2013 FILA World Championships of Wrestling: A Complete Guide, Part 2". Bloody Elbow. September 15, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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