About Sammie Henson

Born in St. Louis, MO in 1971, Sammie “The Bull” Henson has become one of the most decorated and respected wrestlers in America. Sammie started his wrestling career at a young age and went on to graduate from Francis Howell High School in St. Charles, MO. Sammie was a member of the 1988 Junior World Championship team which competed in Austria and went on to wrestle at the collegiate level at both Clemson University and the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Following a decade of hard work and dedication, Sammie earned the title of World Champion in 1998 and became an Olympic silver medalist at the 2000 Sydney Games. He has served as an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma and continues to share his expertise and passion with wrestlers across the country.

Today, Sammie resides in Norman, OK with his wife Stephanie and their four children. Sammie’s strong interest in wrestling and coaching takes him all over the world conducting clinics, workshops and as the head coach for the Sunkist Kids Wrestling Club.  His ongoign devotion to the sport led Sammie to develop the Sammie Henson Wrestle with the Bull Summer Camps and the Sammie Henson Virtual Bullpen, the most complete online instructional wrestling video library.

Sammie’s Accolades

OLYMPIC GAMES
2000 Silver Medal 55 kg Sydney Australia

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2006 Bronze Medal 55kg Guanzgoua , China
2005 DNP 55kg Budapest , Hungary
1998 Gold Medal 54kg Islamic Republic of Iran

WORLD CUP
1999 Silver Medal 54kg Spokane , WA USA
1997 Silver Medal 54kg Stillwater , OK USA

GOODWILL GAMES
1998 Silver Medal 54kg New York City , NY USA
1998 Gold Medal Team New York City , NY USA

PAN AM GAMES
1993 Silver Medal 57kg Venezuela

JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1988 Junior World Team 52kg Austria

YARIGAN INTERNATIONAL
2005 Bronze Medal 55kg Siberia , Russia
2000 Gold Medal 54kg Siberia , Russia

CERRO PELADO INTERNATIONAL
2005 Gold Medal 55kg Cuba
2003 Gold Medal 55kg Cuba
2000 Silver Medal 57kg Cuba

MEDVED INTERNATIONAL
2005 Gold Medal 55kg Minsk , Russia

CLANSMAN INTERNATIONAL
2003 Gold Medal 55kg Canada
2001 Gold Medal 55kg Canada 

DAVE SCHULTZ INTERNATIONAL
2003 Gold Medal 55kg Colorado Springs , CO USA 

YASAR DOGU INTERNATIONAL
2005 Silver Medal 55kg Anakara, Turkey
2001 Gold Medal 55kg Anakara , Turkey
1999 Gold Medal 55kg Anakara , Turkey
1997 Gold Medal 55kg Anakara , Turkey

POLAND INTERNATIONAL
2001 Gold Medal 55kg Poland

KIEV GRAND PRIX INTERNATIONAL
1998 Bronze Medal 54kg Ukraine

UZBEKISTAN CUP
1997 Silver Medal 54kg Uzbekistan

HENRI DELGLANE CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL
1996 Bronze Medal 57kg Nice, France

NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB INTERNATIONAL
2000 Gold Medal 57kg New York , NY USA

OLYMPIC TRIALS
2004 Silver Medal 55kg Indianapolis , IN
2000 Gold Medal 54kg Dallas , TX
1992 Silver Medal (Mini Tourney 52kg)
1988 Olympic Qualifier 52kg Penscola , FL

US OPEN
2005 Gold Medal
2004 Silver Medal
2000 Gold Medal
1998 Gold Medal
1997 Silver Medal
1995 4th Place
1990 Gold Medal 52kg (Greco – Roman)
1988 4th Place 52kg (Greco – Roman)