Stavroula Samara

Stavroula Samara (born 8 July 1994) is a Greek rhythmic gymnast and Olympian.

Stavroula Samara
Country represented	Greece
Born	(1994-07-08) 8 July 1994 Thessaloniki Greece
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Discipline	Rhythmic gymnastics
Level	senior elite
Medal record Representing  Greece Group Rhythmic Gymnastics Test Event Pre-Olympic Series 2012 London Test Event {{{2}}} 2016 Rio de Janeiro Test Event {{{2}}}

Career

She is a two-time 2012 and Olympian athlete. Stavroula Samara was the captain of Greek group (ensemble) in Rhythmic Gymnastics. She competed at 5 World Championships including: 2010 (Moscow), 2011 (Mont Pelier), 2013 (Kiev), 2014 (Izmir) and 2015 (Stuttgart). The World Championship at 2011 in Mont Pellier the team of Greece was qualified for the Test Event (Qualification for Olympic Games London 2012). After four years at the 2015 World Championship in Stuttgart the team of Greece qualified again for the Test Event (Qualification for Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016).

At 2012 London Test- Event Pre- Olympic Series the team of Greece won the bronze medal and the Qualification for the Summer Olympic Games in London 2012. Four years later, the team competed again at 2016 Rio de Janeiro Test Event Pre- Olympic Series and won the bronze medal. That was the most important competition for the qualification in the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016.

She participated in four European Championships including: 2009 (Baku), 2010 (Bremen), 2014 (Baku) and 2016 (Holon). In 2009 she competed with the junior group. The European Championship at 2014 in Baku was the qualification for the first European Games 2015 in Baku of Azerbaijan.

She participated in the first European Games in Baku of Azerbaijan where the top rhythmic gymnastics groups from Europe competed.

She participated in twenty two World Cups and International Meetings. With the junior team she competed at 2009 in the World Cup of Budapest and in the International Meeting of Kalamata. With the senior group she has the following competitions: 2010 (Portimao, Portugal), Kalamata (Greece), Pesaro (Italy), 2011 Kalamata (Greece), Portimao (Portugal), Sofia (Bulgaria), Tel-Aviv (Israel), 2012 Pesaro (Italy), 2013 Saint Petersburg (Russia), 2014 Pesaro (Italy), Kalamata (Greece), Kazan (Russia), 2015 Holon (Israel), Kalamata (Greece), Athens (Greece), Kazan (Russia), 2016 Athens (Greece) and Pesaro (Italy).

In 2010, at the World Cup of Pesaro the team of Greece finishing sixth in the finals (routine with five hoops) .

In 2012 at the same World Cup the team finishing sixth again in the finals (routine with five balls)

In 2014 at the World Cup of Pesaro the team finishing seventh in the finals (routine with three balls and two ribbons.)

In 2016 at the European Championship of Holon the team of Greece finishing eighth in all-around competition.

Her studies are at the Queen Margaret University, UK and the National Kapodistrian University of Athens.

Award ceremony to Olympian athletes at Ecali Club

Stavroula Samara on the award ceremony of 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympian athletes in the Greek Parliament, September 7, 2016