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Virginia Thrasher

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Virginia "Ginny" Thrasher (born February 28, 1997) is an American sports shooter who won a gold medal in the women's 10 meter air rifle at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won the first gold medal awarded at the 2016 Olympics. Thrasher's gold medal came during the first time she had competed in the Olympics, beating two Chinese athletes, previous Olympic gold medalists Du Li and Yi Siling. Thrasher's victory was considered a surprise as she had no major international competition experience prior to the 2016 Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Virginia Thrasher is the 8,221st most popular athlete (down from 7,559th in 2024), the 21,455th most popular biography from United States (down from 20,232nd in 2019) and the 901st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Virginia Thrasher ranks 8,221 out of 6,025. Before her are Trevor Jones, Geandry Garzón, Tessa Gobbo, Ronald Levy, Kim Song-guk, and Claire Michel. After her are Paulo Roberto Paula, Gretchen Bleiler, Rachael Karker, Pierre Houin, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott, and Kami Craig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1997, Virginia Thrasher ranks 1,038. Before her are João Klauss, Chang Hao, Daniel Asenov, Mie Højlund, Abiba Abuzhakynova, and Lalela Mswane. After her are Rachael Karker, Farouk Miya, Anna-Maria Alexandri, Masashi Wada, Robert Williams III, and Uriah Shelton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Virginia Thrasher ranks 21,463 out of 20,380. Before her are Justin Hamilton (1990), Pierce Gagnon (2005), Tessa Gobbo (1990), Dan Mintz (1981), Jayson Blair (1984), and Dallas Liu (2001). After her are Gretchen Bleiler (1981), Damion Lee (1992), Chris Copeland (1984), Kami Craig (1987), Brandan Wright (1987), and Jazze Pha (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Virginia Thrasher ranks 898. Before her are Emma Coburn (1990), Masai Russell (2000), and Tessa Gobbo (1990). After her are Gretchen Bleiler (1981), Kami Craig (1987), Mikele Barber (1980), Ajeé Wilson (1994), Jennie Finch (1980), Evan Jager (1989), Courtney Okolo (1994), Adrienne Martelli (1987), and Teahna Daniels (1997).

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