Molly Samuel-Leport

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Molly Samuel
BornMolly Irene Samuel[1]
(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961 (age 62)
London, England
StyleIsshin-ryū karate
Rank6th Dan
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Great Britain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Glasgow Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Titograd Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Hannover Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Den Bosch Kumite −60 kg
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sydney Kumite −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Mexico City Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Grenada Kumite −60 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Denn Haag Kumite −60 kg

Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961, London, England) 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

Politics

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.

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

  1. ^ Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. ISBN 9781857431223. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Thomason in Euro champs". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Three women from Waltham Forest have been named in the 2015 New Year's Honours list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N24.
  6. ^ 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Molly Samuels". Conservatives. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Results 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Local Election 2022: Results | London Borough of Waltham Forest". www.walthamforest.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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