Samantha Schultz

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
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
  1. "Samantha Achterberg". Team USA Profile.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Samantha Achterberg". 2019 Pan American Games. Retrieved April 17, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Hansey, Kendra (July 27, 2019). "Pentathlete Samantha Achterberg Earns Pan Am Games Silver, Qualifies For First Olympic Team". Team USA. Retrieved April 17, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "How Team USA's Pan American Games Performance Affects The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020". Team USA. August 11, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "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.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Samantha Schultz.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.