Molly Samuel

Molly Samuel
Born Molly Irene Samuel[1]
(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
London, England
Style Isshin-ryū karate
Rank 6th Dan
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Great Britain
European Championship
1986 Madrid Kumite −60 kg
1987 Glasgow Kumite −60 kg
1989 Titograd Kumite −60 kg
1992 Hannover Kumite −60 kg
1992 Den Bosch Kumite −60 kg
World Championship
1986 Sydney Kumite −60 kg
1990 Mexico City Kumite −60 kg
1992 Grenada Kumite −60 kg
World Games
1993 Denn Haag Kumite −60 kg

Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961, London, England) is a British karateka.[2] 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 Jubliee 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

Political Activity

Samuel-Leport was the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election. She gauged 5,584 votes which was 13.4% of the overall vote. This was the first time the Conservatives had finished in second place since 2001.[7]

At the 2017 General Election, Molly was selected again to contest the seat. Finishing the runner up, Molly polled 6,776 votes, an increase of 1,200 votes, which was 14.1% of the overall vote.

Shes previously an unsuccessful candidate in the Leytonstone ward of Waltham Forest council at the 2014 election.[8]

References

  1. ↑ The International Who's Who of Women 2002. Google Books. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Thomason in Euro champs". Welwyn Hatfield Times. 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. ↑ "Election results for Leytonstone, 22 May 2014". Waltham Forest. Retrieved 6 November 2014.


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