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Sammie Henson

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Samuel "Sammie" Henson (born January 1, 1971) is a World Champion wrestler, winning a gold medal in freestyle for the USA at the 1998 FILA Wrestling World Championships, held in Tehran, Iran. He was also a silver medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the freestyle 54 kg category, losing to Abdullayev in the finals of that event, held in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. At the age of 36, he competed at the 2006 FILA Wrestling World Championships held in Guangzhou, China, earning a bronze medal. He was named USA Wrestling's Man of the Year in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sammie Henson is the 6,033rd most popular athlete (down from 4,901st in 2019), the 19,391st most popular biography from United States (down from 18,368th in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sammie Henson ranks 6,033 out of 6,025. Before him are Kevin Light, Samir Mammadov, Viktor Nagy, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Derrick Atkins, and Karin Melis Mey. After him are Tim Cuddihy, Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Giulia Rulli, Troy Dumais, Chiara Consolini, and Dutee Chand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sammie Henson ranks 1,078. Before him are Matthew Hayden, Anthony Foxx, Biplab Kumar Deb, Waqar Younis, Barkha Dutt, and Naomi Long. After him are Scot Gemmill, Kenny Cunningham, Darryl Powell, Steve Howey, Nicky Spooner, and Sandra Uptagrafft.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sammie Henson ranks 19,399 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Blake (1980), Ana Kasparian (1986), Marvin Williams (1986), Kate Markgraf (1976), Emily DiDonato (1991), and Leslie Grace (1995). After him are Josh Donaldson (1985), Tony Battie (1976), Destiny Watford (1995), Desiigner (1997), Daren Kagasoff (1987), and Angela Haynes (1984).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Sammie Henson ranks 739. Before him are Amber English (1989), Justin Kripps (1987), Taylor Averill (1992), Elle Logan (1987), Gwen Jorgensen (1986), and Erin Cafaro (1983). After him are Troy Dumais (1980), Monica Abbott (1985), Jake Kaminski (1988), Zach Ziemek (1993), Natalie Dell (1985), and Brandon Laird (1987).

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