Samantha Sendel

Samantha Sendel
Full name Samantha Faye Sendel
Nickname(s) Sam
Country represented  Canada
Born (1991-10-10) October 10, 1991
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Discipline Trampolining
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team From 2008[1]
Club Skyriders Trampoline Place, Richmond Hill, ON, CAN
Head coach(es) Dave Ross [club, national], Ken Soehn [national]

Samantha Faye Sendel (born October 10, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian individual and synchronised trampolinist, representing her nation at international competitions. She competed at world championships, including at the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 Trampoline World Championships.[2][3] She was Canada's alternate female trampoline competitor in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4]

Personal

She lives in Aurora, Ontario. After the Canadian Olympic Committee unveiled LGBT initiatives in December 2014, including a partnership with You Can Play,[5] Sendel came out as a lesbian.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "National Teams - Samantha Sendel - Gymnastics Canada". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Samantha Sendel FIG Profile". fig-gymnastics.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "2015 Trampoline World Championships athletes - Samantha Sendel". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Gymnastics Canada 2016 Rio Olympic Games". Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  5. ↑ Zeigler, Cyd (2 December 2014). "Canadian Olympic Committee unveils LGBT initiatives, partnership with You Can Play". Outsports.
  6. ↑ Larison, Ben (5 December 2014). "Olympic trampoline hopeful Sam Sendel comes out to inspire other LGBT athletes". Outsports.
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