Samantha Schultz ( Achterberg, born March 27, 1992) is an American

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. She won the silver medal in the women's individual event at the

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held in Lima, Peru. Achterberg and

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also won the gold medal in the women's relay event. In 2015, she competed in the women's individual event at the

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held in Toronto, Canada without winning a medal. In 2016, she competed at the

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held in Moscow, Russia. She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the

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event. She is a sergeant in the

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* Living people 1992 births Place of birth missing (living people) American female modern pentathletes American military Olympians Pan American Games medalists in modern pentathlon Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Modern pentathletes at the 2015 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Modern pentathletes at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes of the United States United States Army non-commissioned officers United States Army reservists 21st-century American women {{US-modern-pentathlon-bio-stub