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| Born | (1984-01-23) January 23, 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Taekwondo | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Women +67kg | ||||||||||||||
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Samantha Kassman (born 23 January 1984) is a taekwondo athlete from Papua New Guinea.
In 2015, she earned a silver medal at 73 kg at the 2015 Pacific Games.
Kassman qualified for the 2016 Olympics. This slot was earned uncontested as the four anticipated competitors in her division did not arrive to compete. She entered the Olympics ranked 99th in her weight class - the second lowest overall competing the in Olympics and only above Tripartite Commission entrant Nisha Rawal. At the Olympics, she was defeated by Bianca Walkden in the first round. She was the flag bearer for Papua New Guinea during the closing ceremony.
She is aunt of fellow 2016 Olympic taekwondo qualifier Maxemillion Kassman.
She also serves as secretary for the national federation.
References
- "Australian sisters win gold medals in taekwondo - The Pacific Games 2015 – Port Moresby". Portmoresby2015.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- Lamech Jinimbo (2016-02-27). "It's official Samantha Kassman qualifies for Rio Olympics". Loop PNG. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Molen, Andrew. "Kassman describes win as "Hand of God."". Papua Niugini Warrior. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- Henson, Joaquin M. (2016-01-25). "Alora says time to strike is now | Sports, News, The Philippine Star". philstar.com. Retrieved 2016-08-05.
- "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-23.
- Pacific Islands News Association. "PACNEWS - News reader". Pina.com.fj. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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