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Ibtihaj Muhammad

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Ibtihaj Muhammad (born December 4, 1985) is an American sabre fencer, author, entrepreneur and Olympic medalist. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she became the first American woman to compete in the Olympics in hijab, the first American Muslim woman to win an Olympic medal, and the first Black woman to win an Olympic medal in the sabre event, when she won bronze in the women’s saber team event. Muhammad is a five-time World medalist (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) and at the 2014 World Fencing Championships, won gold with the United States women's sabre team. Muhammad was named one of Time 100's Most Influential People in the World (2016), is a sports ambassador for the United States Department of State and is a New York Times Bestselling author. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Ibtihaj Muhammad is the 329th most popular fencer (down from 193rd in 2024), the 19,599th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,979th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Fencer.

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, Ibtihaj Muhammad ranks 329 out of 349. Before her are Kang Young-mi, Simona Pop, Yoon Ji-su, Alessio Foconi, Lyubov Shutova, and Rareș Dumitrescu. After her are Viktoria Nikishina, Astrid Guyart, Tan Xue, Bas Verwijlen, Csanád Gémesi, and Artur Akhmatkhuzin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Ibtihaj Muhammad ranks 1,344. Before her are Alex Meraz, Carlos Valdés, Jia Nan Yuan, Henrique Pacheco Lima, Dani Lins, and José Herrada. After her are Oleksiy Pecherov, Tomoyuki Higuchi, Junya Yamashiro, Sander Armée, P.V.R. Raja, and Tobias Weis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ibtihaj Muhammad ranks 19,607 out of 20,380. Before her are Stacy Schiff (1961), Yvonne Cagle (1959), Kyle Martino (1981), Eugene Scalia (1963), Mo Cowan (1969), and Mario Winans (1974). After her are Tennys Sandgren (1991), Tristan Gale (1980), Matt Bonner (1980), Alex Newell (1992), Mikal Bridges (1996), and Michael McMillian (1978).

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Among FENCERS In United States

Among fencers born in United States, Ibtihaj Muhammad ranks 5. Before her are George Calnan (1900), Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), Mariel Zagunis (1985), and Race Imboden (1993). After her are Maya Lawrence (1980), Rebecca Ward (1990), Sada Jacobson (1983), Kelley Hurley (1988), Alexander Massialas (1994), Lee Kiefer (1994), and Courtney Hurley (1990).

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