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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 medallist 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 6,027th most popular athlete (down from 4,850th in 2019), the 19,504th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,364th in 2019) and the 738th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sammie Henson ranks 6,027 out of 6,025. Before him are Samir Mammadov, Viktor Nagy, Iga Baumgart-Witan, Derrick Atkins, Arvis Vilkaste, and Karin Melis Mey. After him are Tim Cuddihy, Viacheslav Krasilnikov, Giulia Rulli, Troy Dumais, Campbell Wright, and Chiara Consolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Sammie Henson ranks 1,079. 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 19,512 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 738. 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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