Samantha Albert
Samantha Albert | |
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 Samantha Albert and Carraig Dubh competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. | |
| Born | Samantha Majendie 31 May 1971 |
| Known for | Equestrian competitor for Jamaica |
| Spouse | Dag Albert |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | samanthaalbert.com |
Samantha Majendie-Albert (born 31 May 1971) is a Canadian-born equestrian who represents Jamaica in international competition.
She was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a Jamaican mother and an English father, and grew up in Canada and Jamaica. She moved to Bassett, England in 1989 where she currently resides.[1]
Albert competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games and represented Jamaica in the 2008 Summer Olympic and 2012 Summer Olympic individual equestrian events.[2][3]
Samantha was married to the fellow eventing rider Dag Albert, who represented Sweden at two Olympics. They have divorced in 2005.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hurbun Williams (4 March 2006). "Samantha Albert's expensive ride to the Olympics", Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ Kayon Raynor (12 August 2008). "Albert targets top-25 finish in Equestrian", Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ "Albert creates history", Sports Jamaica (10 August 2008). Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ^ "London 2012: Three-day eventer looks to put Usain Bolt on the back pages". The Guardian. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
[edit]- Samantha Albert Official Site
- Samanta Albert – Jamaica – Olympics 2008 – Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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- 1971 births
- Canadian emigrants to England
- Canadian people of English descent
- Canadian sportspeople of Jamaican descent
- Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Living people
- Olympic equestrians for Jamaica
- Equestrians at the 2007 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Jamaica
- Sportspeople from Montreal
- Jamaican female equestrians
- Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in England
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Jamaican sportspeople stubs
- Equestrian biography stubs