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Molly Samuels
BornMolly Irene Samuels[1]
(1961-09-12) September 12, 1961 (age 63)
London, England
StyleIsshin-ryū karate
Rank6th Dan
Medal record
Representing  United Kingdom
Karate
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Glasgow Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Titograd Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Hannover Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Den Bosch Kumite −60 kg
Karate
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sydney Kumite −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Mexico City Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Grenada Kumite −60 kg
Karate
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Denn Haag Kumite −60 kg

Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961, London, England) is a British karateka.[2] She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989 Sunday Times International Sports Woman of the Year and 1987 Jamaican Jubliee Award for Excellence.[3][4]

Samuel-Leport was the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election.[5] She was previously an unsuccessful candidate in the Leytonstone ward of Waltham Forest council at the 2014 election.[6]

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to karate.[7][8]

Achievements

References

  1. ^ The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Google Books. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Thomason in Euro champs". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  3. ^ "Molly Samuel-Leport, former Sunday Times' International Sports Woman on the Year, will take on Stella Creasy MP for the conservative party next year". Guardian. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
  4. ^ "Three women from Waltham Forest have been named in the 2015 New Year's Honours list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
  5. ^ "Molly Samuels". Conservatives. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  6. ^ "Election results for Leytonstone, 22 May 2014". Waltham Forest. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  7. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2014.
  8. ^ 2015 New Year Honours List

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