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 The 2015 Pacific Games, also known as Port Moresby 2015 or POM 2015, was held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, from 4 to 18 July 2015. It was the fifteenth staging of the Pacific Games as well as the third to be hosted in Port Moresby. More tha ...

. Kassman qualified for the

2016 Olympics ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro ...

. 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 Nisha Rawal (born 18 November 1980) is an Indian actress, known for her role in television show ''Main Lakshmi Tere Aangan Ki'' (2011-2012). Career Before getting into acting, Rawal appeared in advertisements for Sunsilk, Coca-Cola and Fem Bl ...

. 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 Maxemillion Kassman (born 17 July 1998) is a taekwondo athlete from Papua New Guinea. Kassman has qualified for the 2016 Olympics. He is the nephew of fellow 2016 Olympic taekwondo qualifier Samantha Kassman Samantha Kassman (born 23 January 1 ...

. She also serves as secretary for the national federation.

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* Papua New Guinean female taekwondo practitioners Living people Taekwondo practitioners at the 2016 Summer Olympics 1984 births Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Papua New Guinea Place of birth missing (living people) {{taekwondo-bio-stub