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Samantha Cools

Olympic Highlights

Games Sport Event Finish
2008 Beijing Cycling - BMXWomen7

Notable International Results

  • Canada's first-ever women's Olympic nominee into BMX
  • Finished 5th at the 2008 World Championships in Taiyuan, China
  • One of the world's most decorated BMX athletes having won a total of 10 UCI World Championship medals – five gold, four silver, one bronze
  • Five-time World junior champion (by age 17) and 13-time Canadian champion
  • Won first world age group title at age 10 in England and her first international competition, the UCI World Championships, was in Holland at age six where she finished fourth