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Samantha Stewart

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Samantha Stewart
Personal information
Full nameSamantha Leigh Stewart
Born12 October 1989 (1989-10-12) (age 36)
London, Ontario, Canada[1]
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
Event
Freestyle
Medal record
Women's freestyle wrestling
Representing BERJAYA Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2021 Oslo53 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2022 Birmingham53 kg
Jeux de la Francophonie
Bronze medal – third place2017 Abidjan53 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place2024 Zagreb55 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Tirana57 kg
Silver medal – second place2025 Zagreb55 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Zagreb53 kg
Bronze medal – third place2024 Madrid53 kg

Samantha Leigh Stewart (born 12 October 1989)[2] is a Canadian freestyle wrestler. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 53 kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway.[3][4] She won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England.[5][6]

In 2022, Stewart won the bronze medal in her event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 held in Rome, Italy.[7] She competed in the 53 kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.[8]

Stewart has a bachelor of recreation and sport studies, a bachelor of arts with honours in psychology, and a Master of education in counselling from the University of New Brunswick.[1]

She has served as the executive director of Lutte New Brunswick Wrestling since 2021.[9]

Stewart is a lesbian, and is an advocate for LGBTQ rights.[10]

She lost to Helen Maroulis at RAF 02 on October 25, 2025, in a match that crowned the inaugural RAF Women's Flyweight Champion.[11]

References

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  1. 1 2 "About Samantha Stewart". samanthastewart.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Samantha Stewart". Birmingham2022.com. Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Limited. Retrieved 18 August 2022. Date of Birth: 12 October 1989
  3. ↑ "Samantha Leigh Stewart". UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Burke, Patrick (6 October 2021). "Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  5. ↑ Berkeley, Geoff (6 August 2022). "Phogat completes Commonwealth Games hat-trick with another wrestling gold". InsideTheGames.biz. Inside the Games. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Wrestling Competition Summary" (PDF). b2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com. 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 Results Book" (PDF). UWW.org. United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book" (PDF). United World Wrestling. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Lutte New Brunswick Wrestling". luttenbwrestling.ca. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "The One with Samantha Stewart". BBC Audio. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Immel, Richard (26 October 2025). "Olympic champions Maroulis, Varner among RAF 02 winners at Penn State". USA Wrestling. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
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