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SAMUELSSON Emma
NOC Sweden   
GenderWomen
Born 17 Oct 1988
Height1.80 m
Weight 63 kg
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Marital status * unknown *
Family Partner Daniel Mortensen
Residence Gothenburg, SWE
Occupation Coach, Marketing, Student
Languages English, Swedish
Higher education Communications - Gothenburg University: Sweden
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She began competing in fencing in 2001.
Why this sport? She became interested in the sport after falling off a horse and injuring her right arm.
Club / Team Goteborgs Faktklubb: Sweden
Name of coach Bjorne Vaggo [national]; Adrian Pop [personal], ROU
Handedness Left
General Interest
Nicknames Emmisen (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015)
Hobbies Playing with her cats, socialising with friends. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning silver in individual epee at the 2007 European Championships in Ghent, Belgium. (baku2015.com, 23 Jun 2015)
Injuries She was troubled by a calf injury in late 2014 and early 2015. (emmassamuelsson.webblogg.se, 12 Feb 2015)

She sustained an elbow injury in March 2013. (fencing.se, 03 Mar 2013)

She has suffered from stress fractures in her feet during her career. (bt.se, 17 Jun 2013)
Other information BREAKTHROUGH
In 2012 she became the first Swedish fencer in nine years to win a World Cup event when she claimed victory in individual epee in Saint-Maur, France. (fencing.se, 25 Mar 2012)

EMOTIONS
She has a fierce will to win, and admits it can cause problems on occasions. "I tend to go crazy when I lose. It can get out of control sometimes and others can get hurt. I need to calm down a bit." (expressen.se, 21 Apr 2012)

Major Results
Year Rank Event Venue
Olympic Games
2008 8 Individual Epee Beijing, China
World Championships
2015 2 Individual Epee Moscow, Russia
2006 7 Team Epee Turin, Italy
European Championships
2013 7 Team Epee Zagreb, Croatia
2007 2 Individual Epee Ghent, Belgium