Samantha "Sammy" Cools (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadian

BMX (bicycle motocross) BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross or bike motocross, is a cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX, or else in general street or off-road recreation. History BMX began during the earl ...

racer. Born in

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, she was introduced to the sport by her brothers Ken Cools, coach of the New Zealand BMX team, and Greg. She currently lives in Ganddal, Norway. Winning her very first race at three years of age and her first international race at age 10, she is now a 13-time Canadian national champion and five-time world junior champion. She was coached by Hervé Krebs. At the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships she finished fifth in the elite women event. Cools competed at the

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in the women's BMX. She qualified for the final in the event, but crashed after colliding midair with Gabriela Diaz seconds into the race. Although she did cross the finish line, she was officially classified as "Did not finish" and was ranked seventh.

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Samantha Cools detailed CV
1986 births Living people BMX riders Canadian female cyclists Olympic cyclists of Canada Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Calgary {{Canada-cycling-bio-stub