Sammie Henson
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Full name | Samuel Henson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | January 1, 1971 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | (age 53)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samuel "Sammie" Henson (born January 1, 1971) is a World Champion
He is formerly the head coach at West Virginia University. He was also head coach of the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club. Henson was born in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2015, Henson was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame as a Distinguished Member.[1]
High school career
Henson attended Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, Missouri. There, he was coached by Roger Hodapp (1986–1987), and Judd Hofmann (1988–1989). Henson and brothers Chuck and Kevin helped lead the Francis Howell Vikings to 4 Missouri State Team Championships in the 1980s. Henson was a member of the 1986 and 1987 State Championship teams. Individually, he placed fourth in state as a freshman, and was a three time Missouri class 4A State Champion. In 1989 he was named Missouri 4A High School Wrestler of the year, and was a First Team Asics High School All American.
College career
Henson began his college wrestling career at the
International career
US Open
Although primarily known for his freestyle wrestling, Henson also has Greco-Roman wrestling experience. He won a gold medal in Greco-Roman at the 1990 US Open, and placed 4th in the event at the 1998 Open. In freestyle at the US Open, Henson placed 4th in 1995, won silver medals in 1997 and 2004, and won the gold in 1998, 2000, and 2005.
Olympic Trials
Henson was an Olympic qualifier in 1988, won silver at the Olympic Trials in 1992 and 2004, and won the gold in the 2000 Olympic Trials held in
International Events
Coaching career
Henson has worked at the
See also
References
- ^ Sammie Henson. National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Nussbaum, Amanda. "MWF, Sunkist Kids Hope to Breed Olympians". www.mutigers.com. Mizzou University. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- Canoe Canada: USA's Samuel Henson, in red, battles with Azerbaijan's Namig Abdullayev during their 54 kg freestyle wrestling finals at the XXVII Summer Games in Sydney, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000. Abdullayev won the gold.[usurped] (Photo)
- Sports Illustrated: Two Russians claim gold to salvage pride
- Cal Poly Website