Stavroula Samara (born ,

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

) is a Greek

rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines elements of gymnastics, dance and calisthenics; gymnasts must be strong, flexible, agile, dexterous and coor ...

. She represented her nation at international competitions including Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and World Cups from 2009 - 2016.

Athletic career

Samara competed at the 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015

Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships The Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships are the world championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. The tournament is promoted and organized by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). It is one of the three tournaments in rhy ...

. In 2015, she participated at the

2015 European Games The 2015 European Games, also known as Baku 2015 or Baku 2015 European Games ( az, Bakı 2015 Avropa Oyunları), were the inaugural edition of the European Games, an international multi-sport event for athletes representing the National Olymp ...

in Baku. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where her team came ninth in the Women's All-Around Group qualification. She was part of the Greek rhythmic gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in

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. The team came in 13th place in the Women's All-Around Group Final. Samara has been awarded by the President of the Hellenic Republic Mr Prokopis Pavlopoulos at the Presidential Mansion and the Greek Parliament following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. She has been also awarded by the International Olympic Committee, the Hellenic Club of Olympic Winners the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and president of her Foundation “ORAMA ELPIDA”, Marianna Vardinogianni, the Hellenic Olympic Committee, UNICEF Greece etc.

Volunteering

Samara has volunteered with the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Foundation “ORAMA ELPIDA”, and the Elpida Youth Summer Camp. She is also a mentor at the non-profit organisation 100 MENTORS.

References

External links

* *https://database.fig-gymnastics.com/public/gymnasts/biography/14767/true?backUrl= *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5iAQGQis08 {{DEFAULTSORT:Samara, Stavroula 1994 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Greek women European Games competitors for Greece Greek rhythmic gymnasts Gymnasts at the 2012 Summer Olympics Gymnasts at the 2015 European Games Gymnasts at the 2016 Summer Olympics Gymnasts from Thessaloniki Olympic gymnasts for Greece