SMITH Samantha

Trampoline Gymnastics

Date of Birth: 1 Apr 1992

Age: 29

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.50/4'11''

Place of birth: TORONTO, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : VANCOUVER, BC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Trampoline Gymnastics	Women

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Ariake Gymnastics Centre	Women's Qualification	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

World Championships

Year	Location	Women	Team	Synchro	All Around Team X
2019	Tokyo, JPN	7	3	3	4
2018	St. Petersburg, RUS	11	-	-	-
2017	Sofia, BUL	16	5	DNS	-
2015	Odense, DEN	65	4	-	-
2014	Daytona Beach, FL, USA	8	-	-	-
2013	Sofia, BUL	11	2	-	-
2011	Birmingham, GBR	23	3	-	-
2010	Metz, FRA	33	-	12	-

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Women
2019	Lima, PER	1

World Cup overview - Best rank per season and event since 2017/2018

Year	Women	Synchro
2019/2020	1 x 3rd	1 x 3rd
2017/2018	1 x 5th	1 x 10th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017/2018

Rank	Year	Event	Location	Result
3	2019/2020	Individual Trampoline	Baku, AZE	54.585
3	2019/2020	Women's Synchro	Valladolid, ESP	46.360
4	2019/2020	Women's Synchro	Minsk, BLR	47.020
5	2017/2018	Individual Trampoline	Loule, POR	53.525
7	2017/2018	Individual Trampoline	Brescia, ITA	53.065
9	2019/2020	Women's Synchro	Baku, AZE	79.480
10	2017/2018	Women's Synchro	Loule, POR	83.710
11	2017/2018	Women's Synchro	Loule, POR	56.850
16	2019/2020	Individual Trampoline	Baku, AZE	100.755
16	2017/2018	Individual Trampoline	Loule, POR	101.380

Legend
DNS - Did Not Start, Men - Men's Individual, Women - Women's Individual, X - Mixed

Mountain biking, skiing. (gymcan.org, 31 Dec 2019)

Occupation:

Athlete, Physiotherapist

Kinesiology - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

She took up artistic gymnastics at age three, and switched to trampolining at age 14 when she attended an artistic gymnastics camp and met Canadian national trampoline coach Dave Ross, who encouraged her to try the sport. (olympic.ca, 31 Dec 2018)

"My mother told me she put me in gymnastics because she caught me way too high up on a playground and all the other mums yelled at her. I had, and still do have, way too much energy." (thephoenixnews.com, 15 Apr 2015)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (newwestrecord.ca, 24 Aug 2019)

Canadian trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan. (gymcan.org, 31 Dec 2019)

Philosophy:

"I really love my sport. Trampoline is so much fun." (newwestrecord.ca, 24 Aug 2019)

General Interest

General
CAREER PATH
She decided to pursue physical therapy as a profession as it has played a large part in her athletic career, and she wishes to help others in the same way. "As a competitive gymnast, I enjoy the freedom of movement every day, and marvel at our ability to push the boundaries of the human body. Furthermore, as a gymnast, I have had to fight back from injuries, often with the dedicated help of an amazing team of physiotherapists. Thus, I want to be a physiotherapist so I can help people lead active and pain-free lives." (med.ubc.ca, 31 Aug 2016)

MEDAL MOTIVATION
After high school she planned on quitting the sport to enrol at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, Canada. She changed her mind after she won a medal at the 2011 World Championships in Birmingham, England, and decided to attend the University of British Columbia due to its proximity to the training facility and its human kinetics programme. (gymcan.org, 10 Oct 2017; thephoenixnews.com, 15 Apr 2015)

HIGHER EDUCATION
She earned a bachelor's degree in human kinetics from the University of British Columbia in Canada in 2015, and a master's degree in physical therapy from the same university in 2018. (LinkedIn profile, 28 Apr 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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