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Edward Hennig

1879 - 1960

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Edward August Hennig (October 13, 1879 – August 28, 1960) was an American gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He died in Summit County, Ohio. Hennig won two gold medals, one of them at club swinging. In the horizontal bar event he and his countryman Anton Heida had the same score and the gold medal was shared between them. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Hennig is the 61st most popular gymnast (up from 157th in 2019), the 7,317th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,252nd in 2019) and the most popular American Gymnast.

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Among GYMNASTS

Among gymnasts, Edward Hennig ranks 61 out of 370. Before him are Savino Guglielmetti, Konrad Frey, Oksana Chusovitina, Vitaly Scherbo, Olle Lanner, and Pietro Bianchi. After him are Carl Folcker, Ann-Sofi Pettersson, Klaus Köste, Valentin Muratov, Carl Hårleman, and Julius Lenhart.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Edward Hennig ranks 192. Before him are Patrick Abercrombie, Sara Allgood, Magnús Guðmundsson, Manuel Arce y Ochotorena, John Ireland, and Jules De Bisschop. After him are Ernst Schultz, Ruth St. Denis, Miles Franklin, Frank Odberg, Sydney Greenstreet, and Birger Sörvik. Among people deceased in 1960, Edward Hennig ranks 174. Before him are José Serrato, Hasan Saka, Agustín Sancho, Gregorio Marañón, Roscoe Lockwood, and Carlos Mendieta. After him are Fritz-Hubert Gräser, Georgi Kyoseivanov, Antal Szalay, Gaston Amson, Ángel Cabrera, and Oscar Pettiford.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Hennig ranks 7,319 out of 20,380. Before him are George Mason (1725), James Workman (1908), Harold Becker (1928), Mickey Marcus (1901), Mildred Davis (1901), and James Buchanan Duke (1856). After him are Harry Frankfurt (1929), George Saling (1909), Patti D'Arbanville (1951), Dale Fuller (1885), Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901), and Reba McEntire (1955).

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Among GYMNASTS In United States

Among gymnasts born in United States, Edward Hennig ranks 1. After him are Herman Glass (1880), Simone Biles (1997), Shawn Johnson East (1992), Bart Conner (1958), Larry Nassar (1963), Aly Raisman (1994), Gabby Douglas (1995), Mary Lou Retton (1968), Kerri Strug (1977), Peter Vidmar (1961), and Julianne McNamara (1965).

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