Samantha Sendel Explained
Samantha Sendel |
Fullname: | Samantha Faye Sendel |
Nickname: | Sam |
Birth Date: | October 10, 1991 |
Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Discipline: | TRA |
Level: | Senior International Elite |
Natlteam: | From 2008[1] |
Club: | Skyriders Trampoline Place, Richmond Hill, ON, CAN |
Headcoach: | Dave Ross [club, national], Ken Soehn [national] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Samantha Faye Sendel (born October 10, 1991 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian individual and synchronised trampoline gymnast, 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
- Web site: National Teams - Samantha Sendel - Gymnastics Canada . 24 January 2017 . 13 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170313013458/http://gymcan.org/disciplines/trampoline/national-teams/samantha-sendel . live .
- Web site: Samantha Sendel FIG Profile . fig-gymnastics.com . 13 June 2016 . 17 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617181820/https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/6323/true?backUrl= . live .
- Web site: 2015 Trampoline World Championships athletes - Samantha Sendel . Longinestiming.com . 13 June 2016 . 21 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190521110322/http://gym.longinestiming.com/File/00000E020000FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF02 . live .
- Web site: Gymnastics Canada 2016 Rio Olympic Games . 24 January 2017 . 25 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160825170129/http://gymcan.org/events-results/2016-rio-olympic-games . dead .
- Web site: Canadian Olympic Committee unveils LGBT initiatives, partnership with You Can Play . Cyd . Zeigler . 2 December 2014 . . 15 June 2016 . 2 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402150729/http://www.outsports.com/2014/12/2/7318603/canada-olympics-lgbt-gay-you-can-play-egale . live .
- Web site: Olympic trampoline hopeful Sam Sendel comes out to inspire other LGBT athletes . Ben . Larison . 5 December 2014 . . 15 June 2016 . 8 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160608170241/http://www.outsports.com/2014/12/5/7337707/sam-sendel-gay-olympic-trampoline . live .