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Virginia Thrasher

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Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher (born February 28, 1997) is an American sports shooter who won a gold medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the first gold medal awarded at the 2016 Olympics. Thrasher's gold medal came during the first time she had competed in the Olympics, beating two Chinese athletes, previous Olympic gold medalists Du Li and Yi Siling. Thrasher's victory was considered a surprise as she had no major international competition experience prior to the 2016 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Virginia Thrasher is the 7,562nd most popular athlete (down from 4,425th in 2019), the 20,239th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,981st in 2019) and the 857th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Virginia Thrasher ranks 7,562 out of 6,025. Before her are Bombayla Devi Laishram, Lea Meyer, Lene Retzius, Oludamola Osayomi, Michael Mason, and Giacomo Ferrari. After her are Jocelyn Rae, Inna Eftimova, Mohamed Abdelaal, Jeff Henckels, Pierre Houin, and Ayumi Uekusa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Virginia Thrasher ranks 937. Before her are Jake Clarke-Salter, Takumi Kamijima, Eugenia Trinchinetti, Nada Hafez, Lea Meyer, and Freddie Woodman. After her are Satoki Uejo, Bao Shanju, Aminat Yusuf Jamal, Ge Manqi, Nutsa Buzaladze, and Osman Göçen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Thrasher ranks 20,239 out of 20,380. Before her are Natasha Kai (1983), Allie Long (1987), Solomon Hill (1991), Amanda Weir (1986), Meghan Klingenberg (1988), and Sarah McBride (1990). After her are Danica Roem (1984), Giancarla Trevisan (1993), Luke Babbitt (1989), Madison Hu (2002), Ian Boswell (1991), and Joey Graceffa (1991).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Virginia Thrasher ranks 857. Before her are Keegan Palmer (2003), Islomjon Bakhromov (1995), Anna Cockrell (1997), Tom Gale (null), Anthony Gose (1990), and Todd Frazier (1986). After her are Giancarla Trevisan (1993), Maggie Steffens (1993), Jenna Prandini (1992), Emily Regan (1988), Kara Goucher (1978), and Jessica Steffens (1987).

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