Samantha Albert
Encyclopedia
Samantha Majendie-Albert (born 31 May 1971 in Montreal
, Quebec
) is a Canadian
-born equestrian
who represents Jamaica
in international competition. She was born in Canada to a Jamaican mother and an English father, and grew up in Canada and Jamaica.
She moved to Bassett
, England
in 1989 where she currently resides.
Albert competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games and represented Jamaica in the 2008 Summer Olympic individual equestrian events
.
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
) is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born equestrian
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
who represents Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
in international competition. She was born in Canada to a Jamaican mother and an English father, and grew up in Canada and Jamaica.
She moved to Bassett
Bassett
- Academia :* John Spencer Bassett , American professor at Trinity College * Joshua Bassett , English academic at Cambridge- Arts and entertainment :* Angela Bassett , American actress...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1989 where she currently resides.
Albert competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games and represented Jamaica in the 2008 Summer Olympic individual equestrian events
Equestrian at the Summer Olympics
Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It disappeared until 1912, but has appeared at every Summer Olympic Games since. The current Olympic equestrian disciplines are Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping...
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External links
- Samantha Albert Official Site
- Samanta Albert - Jamaica - Olympics 2008 - Yahoo! Eurosport UK