In 1998, Lowe won the British Junior Championships under 63 kg event.[1] In 1999, Lowe won a bronze medal at the European under-23 championships in Rome.[1] At the 2002 British Open Championships, Lowe beat fellow English athlete Kate Howey, after Howey broke her wrist in a fall.[4] Both Lowe and Howey claimed that they were winning the fight at the time of the injury.[5]
At the age of 20, Lowe was chosen ahead of Howey to represent England in the under 70 kg (middleweight) event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[5][6][7] Howey appealed against the decision, arguing that she was winning the Open Championship fight before her injury. The Sport Dispute Panel ruled in Howey's favour, and Howey was then selected instead of Lowe.[4][6][5] Lowe counterappealed, and was eventually awarded the spot.[5][6][7] Lowe maintained that she deserved the spot, as she had better form that season.[5] At the Commonwealth Games, Lowe won a match against Northern Ireland's Claire Rainey in ten seconds. She later beat her Scottish rival Amanda Costello in the semi-finals, before beating Canada's Catherine Roberge to win the gold medal.[3]
Later in the year, she came 7th in the under 70 kg event at the 2002 European Judo Championships.[8] Later in 2002, Lowe sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which required surgery.[2] In 2003, she came second at the Sweden Open event, losing to Canada's Marie-Hélène Chisholm.[9] Lowe was forced to withdraw from the 2003 national championships after reinjuring her leg.[2] In 2004, Lowe passed out during her semi-final match in the European under-23 championships. She was allowed to compete in the bronze medal match, which she won. The laws had recently been changed; beforehand, she would not have been allowed to compete in the bronze medal match on health grounds.[10] In 2007, Lowe won the under 78 kg event at the Ipswich Judo Championships.[11] In 2009, Lowe came second in the under 78 kg event at the Finnish Open Championships, losing the final to France's Céline Lebrun.[12]
Referencesedit
^ abc"SAMANTHA LOWE JUDOKA". Judoka Inside. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abcGoodbody, John (15 December 2003). "Fresh injury blow forces Lowe to limp away from finals". The Times. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abSoames, Nicolas (2 August 2002). "Judo: Lowe hits heights". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abHubbard, Alan (25 July 2002). "Judo: Howey a natural born fighter". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abcde"Lowe defends her selection". BBC News. 25 July 2002. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abcMackay, Duncan; Wilson, Andy (25 July 2002). "British judo rivals do battle off-mat". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
^ abNickson, Philip (25 July 2002). "Judo: Medal hope Howey loses out in bitter selection row". The Independent. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
samantha, lowe, confused, with, samantha, love, born, january, 1982, english, judoka, gold, medal, women, under, event, 2002, commonwealth, games, manchester, personal, informationborn, 1982, january, 1982, occupationjudokasportsportjudoweight, class, kgclubca. Not to be confused with Samantha Love Samantha Lowe born 20 January 1982 1 is an English judoka who won a gold medal in the women s under 70 kg event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester Samantha LowePersonal informationBorn 1982 01 20 20 January 1982 age 41 OccupationJudokaSportSportJudoWeight class 70 kg 78 kgClubCamberleyAchievements and titlesWorld Champ 9th 2005 European Champ 7th 2002 Commonwealth Games 2002 Medal record Women s judoRepresenting United KingdomEuropean U23 Championships2004 Ljubljana 70 kgEuropean Junior Championships1999 Rome 63 kgRepresenting EnglandCommonwealth Games2002 Manchester 70 kgProfile at external databasesIJF108JudoInside com9066Updated on 12 February 2022 Career editLowe studied sports science 2 and trained at the Camberley Judo Club in Surrey 3 In 1998 Lowe won the British Junior Championships under 63 kg event 1 In 1999 Lowe won a bronze medal at the European under 23 championships in Rome 1 At the 2002 British Open Championships Lowe beat fellow English athlete Kate Howey after Howey broke her wrist in a fall 4 Both Lowe and Howey claimed that they were winning the fight at the time of the injury 5 At the age of 20 Lowe was chosen ahead of Howey to represent England in the under 70 kg middleweight event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester 5 6 7 Howey appealed against the decision arguing that she was winning the Open Championship fight before her injury The Sport Dispute Panel ruled in Howey s favour and Howey was then selected instead of Lowe 4 6 5 Lowe counterappealed and was eventually awarded the spot 5 6 7 Lowe maintained that she deserved the spot as she had better form that season 5 At the Commonwealth Games Lowe won a match against Northern Ireland s Claire Rainey in ten seconds She later beat her Scottish rival Amanda Costello in the semi finals before beating Canada s Catherine Roberge to win the gold medal 3 Later in the year she came 7th in the under 70 kg event at the 2002 European Judo Championships 8 Later in 2002 Lowe sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury which required surgery 2 In 2003 she came second at the Sweden Open event losing to Canada s Marie Helene Chisholm 9 Lowe was forced to withdraw from the 2003 national championships after reinjuring her leg 2 In 2004 Lowe passed out during her semi final match in the European under 23 championships She was allowed to compete in the bronze medal match which she won The laws had recently been changed beforehand she would not have been allowed to compete in the bronze medal match on health grounds 10 In 2007 Lowe won the under 78 kg event at the Ipswich Judo Championships 11 In 2009 Lowe came second in the under 78 kg event at the Finnish Open Championships losing the final to France s Celine Lebrun 12 References edit a b c SAMANTHA LOWE JUDOKA Judoka Inside Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b c Goodbody John 15 December 2003 Fresh injury blow forces Lowe to limp away from finals The Times Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b Soames Nicolas 2 August 2002 Judo Lowe hits heights The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b Hubbard Alan 25 July 2002 Judo Howey a natural born fighter The Independent Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b c d e Lowe defends her selection BBC News 25 July 2002 Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b c Mackay Duncan Wilson Andy 25 July 2002 British judo rivals do battle off mat The Guardian Retrieved 14 March 2020 a b Nickson Philip 25 July 2002 Judo Medal hope Howey loses out in bitter selection row The Independent Retrieved 14 March 2020 2002 European Judo Championships Results International Judo Federation Archived from the original on 15 October 2006 Retrieved 14 March 2020 Chisholm wins gold at judo s Sweden Open CBC Sports 16 November 2003 Retrieved 14 March 2020 Youlton Clive 16 December 2004 Sam hopes the Lowe times are over Surrey Advertiser Retrieved 14 March 2020 Open event heralds start of celebrations East Anglian Daily Times 27 March 2007 Retrieved 14 March 2020 French athletes win 6 Finnish Open titles European Judo Union 8 November 2009 Retrieved 14 March 2020 External links editSamantha Lowe at the International Judo Federation nbsp Samantha Lowe at JudoInside com nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Samantha Lowe amp oldid 1185156112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
