Molly Samuel-Leport
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| Born | Molly Irene Samuel[1] 12 September 1961 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Style | Isshin-ryū karate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 6th Dan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961) is a British karateka,[2] community leader and political candidate. She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989 Sunday Times International Sports Woman of the Year and 1987 Jamaican Jubilee Award for Excellence.[3][4]
She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to karate.[5][6]
Achievements
[edit]- 1986 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1986 World Karate Championships Kumite Silver Medal
- 1987 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1989 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1990 World Karate Championships Kumite Bronze Medal
- 1991 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1992 European Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1992 World Karate Championships Kumite Gold Medal
- 1993 World Games Gold Medal
Politics
[edit]Samuel-Leport was the Conservative PPC for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election. She polled 5,584 votes, which was 13.4% of the overall vote. This was the first time the Conservatives had finished in second place in the constituency since 2001.[7]
At the 2017 general election, she was selected again to contest the seat where she finished in second again, increasing her vote share to 14.1%.
She stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Brent and Harrow for the 2021 London Assembly election, coming second, and as a Conservative Party candidate for Upper Walthamstow ward in the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, coming fourth in the two-member ward.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. ISBN 9781857431223. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Thomason in Euro champs". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Molly Samuel-Leport, former Sunday Times' International Sports Woman on the Year, will take on Stella Creasy MP for the conservative party next year". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Three women from Waltham Forest have been named in the 2015 New Year's Honours list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
- ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N21.
- ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Molly Samuels". Conservatives. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Results 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Local Election 2022: Results | London Borough of Waltham Forest". www.walthamforest.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Molly SAMUELS at the World Games
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