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13 Facts About Alec Pantaleo

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Alec William Pantaleo was born on July 9,1996 and is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 70 kilograms.

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Alec Pantaleo pinned Drexel's fourth-seeded Matthew Cimato in 3:48 in the quarterfinal to secure his first All-American honor.

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Alec Pantaleo missed much of his senior season due to a serious case of mononucleosis.

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Alec Pantaleo has garnered many levels of success in freestyle following his first appearance to the international circuit in 2015.

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Since then, Alec Pantaleo has finished top-eight at every United States Freestyle national-championships and represented the United States overseas in numerous notable sporting events.

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Alec Pantaleo finished with runner up honors at the Junior National Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Alec Pantaleo fell to Wyoming's Archie Colgan in the championship bout.

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Alec Pantaleo went on to represent the United States at the Junior World Championships in Macon, France later that summer.

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Alec Pantaleo finished with a 10th-place finish at the 2016 Junior World Championships.

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Later that year, Alec Pantaleo finished 8th in the world at the U23 World championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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In June 2021, Alec Pantaleo won gold at the 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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Alec Pantaleo claimed the 2021 Poland Open championship in Warsaw, Poland.

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Alec Pantaleo closed out his 2021 campaign with a medical withdrawal from the 2021 United States World Team Trials.