Stavroula Samara
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| Personal information | |
| Country represented |  Greece |
| Born | 8 July 1994 |
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
| Discipline | Rhythmic gymnastics |
| Level | Senior International Elite |
| Years on national team | 2009 - 2017 |
Stavroula Samara (born 8 July 1994) is the captain of the a Greek group in rhythmic gymnast. She represents her nation at international competitions including Olympic Games, World Championships, European Championships and World Cups from 2009 - 2016.
She competed at world championships, including at the 2010, 2011,[1] 2013, 2014 and 2015 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships.In 2015, she participated at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
She participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[2] She was part of the Greek rhythmic gymnastics team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Stavroula Stavroula has given interviews to various national and international media companies in TV, radio and newspapers and has been a TV guest at a Greek Organization of Football Prognosis (OPAP) & ΛΟΤΤΟ and the national channel of Greece Sport 24 where she gave interview following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. In 2012 Stavroula gave an interview to BBC following their winning the bronze medal for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Following the 2015 World Championship, Stavroula gave an interview at the National Channel of Greece ERT3 and ERT1.
Stavroula 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.
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Stavroula has volunteered with the Hellenic Olympic Committee to the Foundation “ORAMA ELPIDA” and the ELPIDA YOUTH SUMMER CUMP of Marianna Vardinogianni where distinctive personalities like the Princess of Greece and Denmark, Tatiana Blatnik, Marianna Goulandris and many more supported the event. She is also a mentor at the non-profit organisation “100 MENTORS” and has online speeches with students from all of the Greek community.
References
- ^ "2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships athletes - Stavroula Samara". Longinestiming.com. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "BBC Sport - London 2012 Olympics - Stavroula Samara : Greece, Gymnastics - Rhythmic".
- ^ Stavroula Samara interview rhythmic gymnastics Sports Live 12- 10- 2016 Ensemble Greece, retrieved 2022-10-13
- ^ "Stavroula Samara". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2022-10-13.