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 Championships Freestyle −54 kg {{{2}}}

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 Championships Silver medal. Currently he coaches professional mixed martial arts competitors from Brazil,^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric Albarracin.