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Rogério Sampaio

1967 - Today

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Rogério Sampaio Cardoso (born 12 September 1967 in Santos) is a Brazilian judoka and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He dedicated his medal to his brother Ricardo, who fought in the 1988 Summer Olympics and committed suicide in 1991 after a love disappointment. Sampaio started at judo when he was four, since his mom thought he was restless and needed more discipline. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Rogério Sampaio is the 544th most popular wrestler (down from 496th in 2024), the 1,198th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 1,269th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Rogério Sampaio ranks 544 out of 1,027Before him are Davey Boy Smith Jr., Cho Min-sun, Marty Jannetty, Lacey Evans, Manuchar Kvirkvelia, and Daima Beltrán. After him are Yoshi Tatsu, Kosei Akaishi, Sun Fuming, Alina Dumitru, Urška Žolnir, and Khetag Gazyumov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Rogério Sampaio ranks 738Before him are Andrea Roth, Mariko Mori, Steven Mackintosh, Joe DeLoach, James Murphy, and Marco V. After him are Dan Peters, Dušan Uhrin Jr., Miguel Guerrero, Nicole Uphoff, Igor Polyansky, and Olena Sadovnycha.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Rogério Sampaio ranks 1,198 out of 2,236Before him are Hugo Alcântara (1979), Everton Soares (1996), Jackie Silva (1962), Edu (1979), Tetê (2000), and Túlio de Melo (1985). After him are Matheus Leite Nascimento (1983), Leila Barros (1971), Deivid (1979), Jajá (1986), Diego Cavalieri (1982), and Thomaz Bellucci (1987).

Among WRESTLERS In Brazil

Among wrestlers born in Brazil, Rogério Sampaio ranks 2Before him are Aurélio Miguel (1964). After him are Demian Maia (1977), Tiago Camilo (1982), Rafaela Silva (1992), Rafael Silva (1987), Leandro Guilheiro (1983), Felipe Kitadai (1989), Sarah Menezes (1990), Maria Suelen Altheman (1988), Larissa Pimenta (1999), and Beatriz Souza (1998).