Brandon Escobar (born 25 September 1990 in

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, New York) is a

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wrestler. He largely grew up on Long Island and briefly attended

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. He qualified to wrestle in the men's freestyle events at the

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for Honduras. He was their first Olympic wrestler. He lost to

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in the second round of the men's -55 kg freestyle division. He taught wrestling to kids and adults at the UFC Gym in Sunnyvale CA.

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Living people 1990 births American people of Honduran descent People from Long Island Wrestlers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Honduran male sport wrestlers Olympic wrestlers of Honduras {{Honduras-wrestling-bio-stub