Samantha Cornett

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Samantha Cornett
Cornett 2019 Pan Am Games.jpg
Samantha Cornett, Lima 2019 Pan Am Games
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991 (age 33)
Residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Turned pro2007
Retired2020
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byHeather Wallace & Jessica Di Mauro
Racquet usedHarrow
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 23 (February, 2018)
Title(s)13
Tour final(s)21
Medal record
Women's Squash
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Toronto Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Singles
Updated on April, 2020.

Samantha Jean Lardner Cornett (born February 4, 1991) is a Canadian retired professional squash player. She is from Deep River, Ontario. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in February 2018. [1] [2] She has won 4 Canadian National Championships, in 2013, [3] 2014, 2015, [4] and 2019. [5] She won two medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold in the team event alongside Miranda Ranieri, & Stephanie Edmison, and a silver in the singles event. Cornett later won three medals at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, and three medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima.

In January 2018, Cornett was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. [6] In April 2020, she retired from professional squash. [7]

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References

  1. WISPA player profile
  2. Samantha Cornett at Squash Info OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Samantha Cornett - Professional Squash Association".
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  6. "Squash Athletes Nominated to 2018 Commonwealth Games". www.newswire.ca/. CNW Group Ltd. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  7. "Samantha Cornett has announced her retirement from professional squash". blog.controlthet.com. Retrieved 2024-09-16.