Obe Blanc (born May 17, 1985) is an American amateur wrestler who competed at 57 kg in

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for the United States of America.

Biography

High School and College

Blanc wrestled for

Lely High School Lely High School is a four-year public high school located in Lely Resort, Collier County, Florida, about southeast of Downtown Naples. The school serves Naples Manor, Marco Island, Lely, Verona Walk, and some unincorporated areas of Coll ...

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during his high school career. He was a

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high school state champion and was ranked 6th in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News during his senior season. After high school, Blanc attended

Lock Haven University Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania (LHU) is a public university in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The main campus consists of and the branch campus covers . It offers 69 undergradua ...

, where he placed sixth at 125 pounds at the 2007 NCAA Wrestling National Championships, earning him

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n honors. He finished his collegiate career at

Oklahoma State Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...

, where he was one win shy of All-American honors at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling National Championships.

International

Internationally, Blanc finished first at the United States World Team Trials in 2010, and finished in 9th place at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships. Other notable finishes in tournaments include a silver medal in the

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, University Nationals silver medal, and 2013 United States World Team Trials champion.http://www.teamusa.org/usa-wrestling/athletes/Obe-Blanc

Major results

References

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