Obe Blanc (born May 17, 1985) is an American wrestler and coach. He competed at 57 kg in freestyle wrestling at the World Championships for the United States in 2010. Blanc was named head coach of the North Dakota State Bison wrestling team in 2023.
Biography High School Blanc wrestled for Lely High School in Naples, Florida during his high school career. He was a Florida 2A wrestling state champion,Wrestling Championship Result Archives. Florida High School Athletic Association. Retrieved August 3, 2025. and was ranked sixth in the nation by Amateur Wrestling News during his senior season.
College After high school, Blanc attended Lock Haven University, where he placed sixth at 125 pounds at the 2007 NCAA Wrestling National Championships, earning him All-American honors. He finished his collegiate career at Oklahoma State, where he was one win shy of All-American honors at the 2009 NCAA Wrestling National Championships.
Senior level Internationally, Blanc finished first at the United States World Team Trials in 2010, and finished 9th at the 2010 World Wrestling Championships. Other notable finishes in tournaments include a silver medal in the 2011 Pan American Games, University Nationals silver medal, and 2013 United States World Team Trials champion.Athletes. Obe Balnc Team USA Blanc was also an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Major results
YearTournamentLocationResultEvent2009Pan American ChampionshipsMaracaibo, Venezuela 2ndFreestyle 55 kg2010Pan American ChampionshipsMonterrey, Mexico 2ndFreestyle 55 kg2010World ChampionshipsMoscow, Russia 9thFreestyle 55 kg2011Waclaw Ziolkowski MemorialPoznan, Poland 11thFreestyle 55 kg2011Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico 2ndFreestyle 55 kg2012Yasar Dogu TournamentAnkara, Turkey 17thFreestyle 55 kg2012Waclaw Ziolkowski MemorialSiedlce, Poland 1stFreestyle 55 kg2013World CupTehran, Iran 5thFreestyle 55 kg
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