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Patricia Miranda

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Patricia Noriko Miranda (born June 11, 1979) is a former American collegiate wrestler. She became the first American woman in Olympic history to receive a medal in woman's Olympic wrestling, winning the bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg or 106 lb weight class. As the daughter of political refugees from Brazil, Miranda began her wrestling career at age eleven by becoming the first female to wrestle at Redwood Middle School and Saratoga High School. Her father initially opposed her wrestling and once threatened to sue her high school for allowing his daughter to wrestle on the boys' team. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Patricia Miranda is the 6,159th most popular athlete (down from 5,930th in 2024), the 19,675th most popular biography from United States (down from 19,293rd in 2019) and the 718th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Patricia Miranda ranks 6,159 out of 6,025. Before her are Ugo Legrand, Maksim Dyldin, Barakat Al-Harthi, Anthony Zambrano, Jan Štěrba, and Julia Richter. After her are Alexander Loginov, Olivia Nobs, Rosa Godoy, Cheryl Bernard, Kim Ye-ji, and Rosario Luchetti.

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Among people born in 1979, Patricia Miranda ranks 1,397. Before her are Nobuhiro Sadatomi, Erald Dervishi, Fernando Soriano, Hiromasa Yamamoto, Roberto Fernández, and Daisuke Miyakawa. After her are Emmerson Boyce, Robert Baker, Takayoshi Toda, Daisuke Aono, Aaron Egbele, and José Luís Santos da Visitação.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Patricia Miranda ranks 19,683 out of 20,380. Before her are Kaitlin Sandeno (1983), Steve Alford (1964), Carly Gullickson (1986), Jarrett Allen (1998), Matt Holliday (1980), and Adam Lamberg (1984). After her are Janalynn Castelino (1998), Bex Taylor-Klaus (1994), Reggie Bush (1985), Greg Ostertag (1973), Percy Daggs III (1982), and Charlie White (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Patricia Miranda ranks 718. Before her are DeeDee Trotter (1982), Garrett Muagututia (1988), Dan Steele (1969), Jorge Alvarez (null), Sheila Taormina (1969), and Kendra Harrison (1992). After her are Monique Henderson (1983), Jamie Anderson (1990), Tonja Buford-Bailey (1970), Kenny Bednarek (1998), Kim Gallagher (1964), and Christian Coleman (1996).

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