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John Smith

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John William Smith (born August 9, 1965) is an American folkstyle and freestyle wrestler and coach. Smith was a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, and a six-time world level champion with two Olympic Championships and four World Wrestling Championships. Smith is the only American wrestler ever to win six consecutive World and Olympic championships as a competitor. At the end of his competitive career, Smith had won more World and Olympic gold medals in wrestling than any other American. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). John Smith is the 363rd most popular wrestler (up from 384th in 2024), the 11,959th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,050th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular American Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, John Smith ranks 363 out of 1,027. Before him are Chad Gable, Scotty 2 Hotty, Santino Marella, Aleksandar Tomov, Takanohana Kōji, and Vasile Pușcașu. After him are Adam Saitiev, Danny Hodge, Fandango, Greg Valentine, Brie Bella, and Matt Ghaffari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, John Smith ranks 498. Before him are Mum Jokmok, Tuomo Ylipulli, C. J. Ramone, Badri Kvaratskhelia, Isa Munayev, and Salima Ikram. After him are Takumi Horiike, Kathryn Erbe, Frans Maassen, Alvis Hermanis, Amos Mansdorf, and Robert Tappan Morris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Smith ranks 11,961 out of 20,380. Before him are John C. Stennis (1901), Kim Turner (1961), Catherine Coleman (1960), Soraya (1969), Marcella Detroit (1952), and R. L. Burnside (1926). After him are Sara Josephine Baker (1873), Robert Toombs (1810), Chris Christie (1962), Ryan Stiles (1959), Mike Colter (1976), and Robert Benchley (1889).

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Among WRESTLERS In United States

Among wrestlers born in United States, John Smith ranks 152. Before him are Dan Henderson (1970), Paul Orndorff (1949), Kamala (1950), Gangrel (1969), Chad Gable (1986), and Scotty 2 Hotty (1973). After him are Danny Hodge (1932), Fandango (1981), Greg Valentine (1951), Brie Bella (1983), Dean Malenko (1960), and Dolph Ziggler (1980).

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