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Scott Hamilton

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Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature move, the backflip, a feat few other figure skaters could perform at the time, is against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules. Yet, he would include it in his exhibition routines as an amateur to please the crowd. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Scott Hamilton is the 209th most popular skater (up from 221st in 2024), the 14,471st most popular biography from United States (up from 14,599th in 2019) and the 27th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Scott Hamilton ranks 209 out of 483. Before him are Olaf Zinke, Christopher Dean, Kamila Valieva, Sven Kramer, Yulia Lipnitskaya, and Roman Kostomarov. After him are Sasha Cohen, Dagmar Lurz, Geir Karlstad, Marina Anissina, Shizuka Arakawa, and Chen Lu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Scott Hamilton ranks 683. Before him are Christopher Dean, Laurie Bartram, Toyah Willcox, Victor Shenderovich, Lenny Henry, and Sergei Mylnikov. After him are Reema Lagoo, Hisao Kuramata, Adiato Djaló Nandigna, Petr Rada, Samir Shaker, and Martin Odersky.

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Scott Hamilton ranks 27. Before him are Janet Lynn (1953), Bam Margera (1979), Brian Boitano (1963), Bonnie Blair (1964), Maribel Vinson (1911), and Dianne Holum (1951). After him are Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dan Jansen (1965), Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Chad Hedrick (1977), and Shani Davis (1982).

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