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Angel Escobedo
American wrestler (born 1987)
Angel Escobedo (born January 12, 1987) is an American former folkstyle and freestyle wrestler, and is the head wrestling coach at Indiana University.[1] Escobedo won an NCAA Wrestling championship in 2008 and placed fifth at the World Wrestling Championships in 2013.
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Escobedo is from Griffith, Indiana.[2]
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.[3] Escobedo was the first wrestler from Indiana University to ever place in the top eight four times.[4]
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.[5]
At the 2013 World Wrestling Championships Escobedo advanced to the bronze medal match in the 55 kg division.[6] Escobedo ultimately lost in the bronze medal match by one point to Sezar Akgül of Turkey.
| World Championships Matches | ||||||
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| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| 2013 UWW 5th at 55 kg | ||||||
| Loss | 3-2 |  Sezar Akgül |
1-2 | September 16, 2013 | 2013 World Wrestling Championships |  Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 3-1 |  Zoheir El-Ouarraqe |
8-2 | |||
| Loss | 2-1 |  Amit Kumar Dahiya |
0-6 | |||
| Win | 2-0 | Róbert Kardos |
8-0 | |||
| Win | 1-0 |  Andrei Dukov |
6-0 | |||
- 2015
Pan American Games
Dave Schultz Memorial International
- 2013
- Stepan Sargsyan Tournament
- 2011
New York Athletic Club International- FILA Test Tournament
- 2010
- Golden Grand Prix
- NCAA Division I
- Big Ten Conference
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- "The 2013 FILA World Championships of Wrestling: A Complete Guide, Part 2". Bloody Elbow. September 15, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- USA Wrestling. "USA Wrestling - Features, Events, Results | Team USA". Themat.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2015.