Samantha Albert

Samantha Albert
Samantha Albert and Carraig Dubh competing at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
Born	Samantha Majendie (1971-05-31) 31 May 1971 (age 53) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Known for	Equestrian competitor for Jamaica
Spouse	Dag Albert
Children	2
Website	samanthaalbert.com [ usurped ]

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. ^[1]

Albert competed at the 2007 Pan Am Games and represented Jamaica in the 2008 Summer Olympic and 2012 Summer Olympic individual equestrian events. ^{[2] [3]}

Samantha was married to the fellow eventing rider Dag Albert, who represented Sweden at two Olympics. They have divorced in 2005. ^[4]

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.

External links

• Samantha Albert Official Site ^{[ usurped ]}
• Samanta Albert – Jamaica – Olympics 2008 – Yahoo! Eurosport UK