Stavroula Samara

Stavroula Samara
Personal information
Country represented Greece
Born (1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 (age 29)
Thessaloniki, Greece
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2009 - 2017
Medal record
Group Rhythmic Gymnastics
International gymnastics competitions
Representing  Greece
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Olympics Test Event|Group All-around
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Olympics Test Event|Group All-around

Stavroula Samara (born (1994-07-08)8 July 1994, Thessaloniki) is a Greek rhythmic gymnast and leader of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic team in rhythmic gymnastics. She represented her nation at international competitions including two Olympic Games, five World Championships, four European Championships and fifteen World Cups from 2009 - 2016.[1]

Athletic career

Stavroula competed at the 2010, 2011,[2] 2013, 2014 and 2015 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships. In 2015, she participated at the 2015 European Games in Baku.

She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London[3][4] and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[5].

In 2013, she continued her competitive career to the road to 2016 Rio Olympics and started the Olympic cycle by competing at the 2013 World Cup in Saint Petersburg where her team competed at the finals.

Stavroula has been awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion and the Greek Parliament following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She has been also awarded by the International Olympic Committee, the Hellenic Club of Olympic Winners the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and president of her Foundation “ORAMA ELPIDA”,[6] Marianna Vardinogianni, the Hellenic Olympic Committee, UNICEF Greece etc.

Volunteering

Samara has volunteered with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Foundation “ORAMA ELPIDA”, and the Elpida Youth Summer Camp.[7] She is also a mentor at the non-profit organisation 100 MENTORS.[8]

Stavroula Samara at Sports News
Stavroula Samara at the Award ceremony of Olympian athletes at Ecali Club




References

  1. ^ "SAMARA Stavroula - FIG Athlete Profile". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  2. ^ "2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Stavroula Samara". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ^ "London 2012 Olympics - Stavroula Samara : Greece, Gymnastics - Rhythmic". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07.
  4. ^ "Summer Olympics Bio - Stavroula Samara". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  5. ^ "Summer Olympics Results - Gymnastics - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  6. ^ "H Φαρμακευτική Εταιρεία Win Medica σε συνεργασία με την Εθνική Ολυμπιακή Ακαδημία της Ελλάδας κοντά στα παιδιά της Ογκολογικής Μονάδας Παίδων «Μαριάννα Β. Βαρδινογιάννη-ΕΛΠΙΔΑ»…. - Win Medica". winmedica.gr (in Greek). 2016-07-27. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  7. ^ "Δεύτερη θεραπευτική κατασκήνωση «ELPIDA Youth Summer Camp»". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2018-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
  8. ^ 100mentors https://web.100mentors.com/mentor/%7B%7BngMeta.ogUrl%7D%7D. Retrieved 2024-01-07. {cite web}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

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