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Sammie Henson

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Samuel "Sammie" Henson (born January 1, 1971) is a World Champion wrestler, winning a gold medal in freestyle for the USA at the 1998 FILA Wrestling World Championships, held in Tehran, Iran. He was also a silver medallist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the freestyle 54 kg category, losing to Abdullayev in the finals of that event, held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At the age of 36, he competed at the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships held in Guangzhou, China, earning a bronze medal. He was named USA Wrestling's Man of the Year in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Sammie Henson is the 7,081st most popular athlete (down from 4,868th in 2024), the 20,508th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,364th in 2019) and the 794th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sammie Henson ranks 7,081 out of 6,025. Before him are Artur Litvinchuk, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Derrick Atkins, Jeffrey Lay, Arvis Vilkaste, and Karin Melis Mey. After him are Marina Shainova, Tim Cuddihy, Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Giulia Rulli, Beate Schrott, and Troy Dumais.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sammie Henson ranks 1,311. Before him are Waqar Younis, Petra Haden, Ross Rebagliati, Barkha Dutt, Naomi Long, and Sophiya Haque. After him are Aishwariyaa Bhaskaran, Scot Gemmill, Dennis Hall, Clint Lowery, Ashia Hansen, and Kenny Cunningham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sammie Henson ranks 20,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Marvin Williams (1986), Kate Markgraf (1976), Patrick Heusinger (1981), Emily DiDonato (1991), Paul Konerko (1976), and Leslie Grace (1995). After him are Josh Donaldson (1985), Tony Battie (1976), Destiny Watford (1995), Desiigner (1997), Daren Kagasoff (1987), and Angela Haynes (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Sammie Henson ranks 794. Before him are Taylor Averill (1992), Elle Logan (1987), Gwen Jorgensen (1986), Erin Cafaro (1983), Jamaal Torrance (1983), and Valerie Fleming (1976). After him are Troy Dumais (1980), Joseph Hansen (1979), Monica Abbott (1985), Jake Kaminski (1988), Lindsay Burns (1965), and Zach Ziemek (1993).

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