Samantha Sendel

Samantha Sendel
Full name	Samantha Faye Sendel
Nickname(s)	Sam
Born	(1991-10-10) October 10, 1991 (age 33) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Gymnastics career
Discipline	Trampoline gymnastics
Country represented	Canada
Years on national team	From 2008[1]
Level	Senior International Elite
Club	Skyriders Trampoline Place, Richmond Hill, ON, CAN
Head coach(es)	Dave Ross [club, national], Ken Soehn [national]
Medal record Women's trampoline gymnastics Representing  Canada World Championships 2014 Daytona Beach Synchro 2013 Sofia Team Pan American Championships 2014 Mississauga Synchro 2014 Mississauga Team 2012 Querétaro Individual 2010 Daytona Beach Synchro 2010 Daytona Beach Team 2008 Buenos Aires Synchro 2014 Mississauga Individual 2012 Querétaro Synchro 2012 Querétaro Team 2008 Buenos Aires Individual Pacific Rim Championships 2014 Richmond Synchro 2014 Richmond Team

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

1. "National Teams - Samantha Sendel - Gymnastics Canada". Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
2. "Samantha Sendel FIG Profile". fig-gymnastics.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
3. "2015 Trampoline World Championships athletes - Samantha Sendel". Longinestiming.com. Archived from the original on 21 May 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
4. "Gymnastics Canada 2016 Rio Olympic Games". Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
5. Zeigler, Cyd (2 December 2014). "Canadian Olympic Committee unveils LGBT initiatives, partnership with You Can Play". Outsports. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
6. Larison, Ben (5 December 2014). "Olympic trampoline hopeful Sam Sendel comes out to inspire other LGBT athletes". Outsports. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.

External links

• Samantha Sendel at the International Gymnastics Federation
• Samantha Sendel on Instagram