Eric Albarracin

Eric Albarracin

Eric Albarracin (left) in 2007
Personal information
Born	New York, NY, United States[1]
Weight	121 lb (55 kg)
Sport
Sport	Wrestling
Club	U.S. Army
Medal record Competitor for the  United States Pan American Championships San Juan Freestyle −54 kg Competitor for the  United States Military World Wrestling Championships Camp Lejeune Freestyle −54 kg

Eric Albarracin ^[2] is a retired American wrestler who won a silver medal in the 54 kg division at the Pan American Championships.^[1] In addition to winning 3 University National titles ,while in the Army's World Class Athlete Program Eric won 7 Armed Forces Titles and a Military World Wrestling Championships Silver medal in 2000.^[3] Currently he coaches professional mixed martial arts competitors from Brazil,^[4] and in this capacity participated in The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 2 and The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3. Before that Albarracin trained with and mentored Olympic champion Henry Cejudo.^[5]

Albarracin is a Captain in the U.S. Army in the Individual Readiness Training Company. He is also the Officer in Charge of Modern Army Combatives, a hand-to-hand combat system. His father was born in Colombia and lived in Bogota until 1960s.^[6]

References

1. Gary Abbott (May 25, 1997) Tobin wins gold at Pan American Freestyle Wrestling Championships, May 25. themat.com
2. Sharon Robb (August 20, 2006) No Kids In This Sandbox. Sun-Sentinel
3. "Turkey Wins CISM Wrestling Titles, U.S. Grapplers Finish Second". U.S. Department of Defence. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
4. John Morgan (January 14, 2015) Wrestling coach Eric Albarracin: Forget Jon Jones; Patricio 'Pitbull' is coming. MMA Junkie
5. Coach Mike R (February 4, 2013) Olympic Gold Medalist Henry Cejudo Comes To MMA, Why He'll Make A Big Splash, And Why He May Not. bloodyelbow.com
6. Captain Eric Albarracin wins gold at US Armed Forces Wrestling Tournament. defenselink.mil. March 27, 2007