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Canadian-born equestrian (born 1971)

Samantha Albert
Samantha Albert and Carraig Dubh competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
BornSamantha Majendie
(1971-05-31) 31 May 1971 (age 53)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known forEquestrian competitor for Jamaica
SpouseDag Albert
Children2
Websitesamanthaalbert.com

Samantha Majendie-Albert (born 31 May 1971) is a Canadian-born equestrian who represents Jamaica in international competition.

She was born in Montreal, Quebec, 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 and 2012 Summer Olympic individual equestrian events.

Samantha was married to the fellow eventing rider Dag Albert, who represented Sweden at two Olympics. They have divorced in 2005.

References

  1. Hurbun Williams (4 March 2006). "Samantha Albert's expensive ride to the Olympics", Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  2. Kayon Raynor (12 August 2008). "Albert targets top-25 finish in Equestrian", Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  3. "Albert creates history", Sports Jamaica (10 August 2008). Retrieved 15 August 2008.
  4. "London 2012: Three-day eventer looks to put Usain Bolt on the back pages". The Guardian. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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