Samantha Schultz

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Samantha Schultz (née Achterberg, born March 27, 1992)[1][2] is an American modern pentathlete. She won the silver medal in the women's individual event at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima, Peru.[3][4][5] Achterberg and Jessica Davis also won the gold medal in the women's relay event.[2][5]

Samantha Schultz
Samantha Schultz at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games
Personal information
Born (1992-03-27) March 27, 1992 (age 32)
Denver, Colorado
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Medal record
Women's modern pentathlon
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Lima Relay
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Individual

In 2015, she competed in the women's individual event at the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada without winning a medal. In 2016, she competed at the World Modern Pentathlon Championships held in Moscow, Russia.

She represented the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[6] She competed in the women's event.

She is a sergeant in the United States Army Reserves.

References edit

  1. ^ "Samantha Achterberg". Team USA Profile. Archived from the original on April 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Samantha Achterberg". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Hansey, Kendra (July 27, 2019). "Pentathlete Samantha Achterberg Earns Pan Am Games Silver, Qualifies For First Olympic Team". Team USA. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  4. ^ "How Team USA's Pan American Games Performance Affects The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Team USA. August 11, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Modern Pentathlon Medalists" (PDF). 2019 Pan American Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. Olympic team roster: Athletes qualified for Tokyo Games". OlympicTalk | NBC Sports. June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.

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