{{short description|Egyptian freestyle wrestler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | honorific_prefix = | name = Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza | honorific_suffix = | image = Samar Amer 2.JPG | image_size = <!-- only when absolutely necessary --> | alt = | caption = Amer in 2021 | headercolor = | textcolor = <!-- Personal information --> | native_name = | native_name_lang = | birth_name = <!-- if different than name --> | full_name = Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza | nickname = | nationality = <!-- will not display if national_team is defined --> | national_team = <!-- only for the country represented in international competition --> | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|4|4}} | birth_place = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|death year|death month|death day|birth year|birth month|birth day}} --> | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | monuments = | residence = | hometown = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | years_active = | employer = | agent = | height = <!-- X cm, X m, or X ft Y in (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | weight = <!-- X kg, X lb, or X st Y lb (automatic conversion) plus optional year and reference --> | spouse = | life_partner = | other_interests = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.example.com}} --> | module = <!-- Sport --> | country = {{EGY}} | sport = Freestyle wrestling | position = | disability = | disability_class = | weight_class = 76 kg | weight_class_type = | rank = | event = | event_type = | universityteam = | collegeteam = | league = | league_type = | club = | team = | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | module2 = <!-- Achievements and titles --> | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = <!-- Medal record --> | show-medals = | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport| Women's freestyle wrestling }} {{Medal|Country| {{EGY}} }} {{Medal|Competition| World Championships }} {{Medal|Silver| 2022 Belgrade | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2021 Oslo | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Competition| African Championships }} {{Medal|Gold| 2016 Alexandria | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2018 Port Harcourt | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2019 Hammamet | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2020 Algiers | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2022 El Jadida | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Gold| 2023 Hammamet | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Competition|African Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Rabat|68 kg}} {{Medal|Bronze|2023 Accra|76 kg}} {{Medal|Competition|Islamic Solidarity Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Riyadh|76 kg}} {{Medal|Competition| Mediterranean Games }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2018 Tarragona | 76 kg }} {{Medal|Bronze| 2022 Oran | 76 kg }} }}
'''Samar Amer''' (born 4 April 1995) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="susaki_morikawa_earn_japanese_double_2022">{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=14 September 2022 |title=Susaki and Morikawa earn Japanese double at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128068/world-wrestling-champs-2022-day-5 |access-date=15 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220918183512/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-09/final-book-2022-senior-world-championships_compressed.pdf?VersionId=zoTz_Ra8zK5EkVhfrZuDG5THXf4.3ik. |archive-date=18 September 2022 |access-date=18 September 2022 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She became the first woman representing Egypt to reach a final at the World Wrestling Championships.<ref name="kayaalp_return_champion_status_2022">{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=13 September 2022 |title=Olympic medallist Kayaalp returns to champion status at World Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1128029/kayaalp-champion-wrestling |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref>
Amer competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
== Career ==
In 2016, Amer competed in the women's freestyle 75{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 32 by Ekaterina Bukina.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamza |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/samar-amer-ibrahim-hamza |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=8 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003065526/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/samar-amer-ibrahim-hamza |archivedate=3 October 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Women's Freestyle 75 kg - Standings |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-75-kg |website=Rio 2016 |accessdate=8 October 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922183911/https://www.rio2016.com/en/wrestling-standings-wr-womens-freestyle-75-kg |archivedate=22 September 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2021, Amer won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy.<ref name="results_book_matteo_pellicone_ranking_series_2021">{{Cite web |title=Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 |url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321221706/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-03/final-book_matteo_pellicone_2021.pdf |archive-date=21 March 2021 |access-date=21 March 2021 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="hosts_tunisia_claim_four_more_berths_day_two_2021">{{Cite news |last=Shefferd |first=Neil |date=3 April 2021 |title=Hosts Tunisia claim four more Tokyo 2020 berths on day two of UWW Africa and Oceania Olympic qualifier |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1106224/tunisia-claim-four-more-places-at-tokyo |access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref><ref name="african_oceania_wrestling_tournament_results_book_2021">{{Cite web |title=2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/final-book.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505200512/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-04/final-book.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2021 |access-date=5 May 2021 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She competed in the women's freestyle 76{{nbsp}}kg event. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.<ref name="adelaine_maria_gray_wins_sixth_title_wrestling_world_championships_2021">{{Cite news |last=Burke |first=Patrick |date=6 October 2021 |title=Adelaine Maria Gray wins sixth title at Wrestling World Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1113900/uww-world-championships-day-five |access-date=6 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="uww_results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2021">{{Cite web |title=2021 World Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016114828/https://uww.org/sites/default/files/2021-10/results_10_oslo.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2021 |access-date=16 October 2021 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
In 2022, Amer competed in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey.<ref name="yasar_dogu_vehbi_emre_hampit_kaplan_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Yasar Dogu, Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302085143/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-03/final-book-ranking-series-istambul-2022-light.pdf?VersionId=BMipbXFVxzXXeonWOfeVdKVeNlWlxYzt |archive-date=2 March 2022 |access-date=2 March 2022 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brennan |first=Eliott |date=21 May 2022 |title=Oborududu bags 11th consecutive title at African Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1123472/oborududu-consecutive-title-wrestlng |access-date=23 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="results_book_african_wrestling_championships_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 African Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/2022_african_championships_fianl_book.pdf?VersionId=PYd6pUvzQuShQSFaC65kY4NpHER5J7cS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522205433/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-05/2022_african_championships_fianl_book.pdf?VersionId=PYd6pUvzQuShQSFaC65kY4NpHER5J7cS |archive-date=22 May 2022 |access-date=22 May 2022 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She won one of the bronze medals in the 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.<ref name="wrestling_summary_mediterranean_games_2022">{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Competition Summary |url=https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-06-29/WRE-------------------------------__C96_1.0.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630130108/https://gdm2022-pdf.microplustimingservices.com/WRE/2022-06-29/WRE-------------------------------__C96_1.0.pdf |archive-date=30 June 2022 |access-date=30 June 2022 |website=2022 Mediterranean Games}}</ref> She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia.<ref name="zouhaier_sghaier_wrestling_results_book_2022">{{Cite web |title=2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719112138/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2022-07/final-book-zouhaier_sghaier_0.pdf?VersionId=7Eym.guK9SHiyC6Bsh3Jnsong8qK_Syt |archive-date=19 July 2022 |access-date=19 July 2022 |website=UWW.org |publisher=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She won the silver medal in the women's 76{{nbsp}}kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="susaki_morikawa_earn_japanese_double_2022"/><ref name="results_book_world_wrestling_championships_2022"/>
Amer won the gold medal in her event at the 2023 African Wrestling Championships held in Hammamet, Tunisia.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berkeley |first=Geoff |date=19 May 2023 |title=Egypt and Algeria share Greco-Roman golds at African Wrestling Championships |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137155/egypt-algeria-african-wrestling-champs |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="african_wrestling_championships_results_book_2023">{{Cite web |title=2023 African Wrestling Championships Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-1edf26c3-9b2e-6026-8131-5f0cc5b812b3_0.pdf?VersionId=T4hII7UXGv7bZjHu3jl4OtPIvvtKhA73 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522170402/https://cdn.uww.org/s3fs-public/2023-05/final-book-1edf26c3-9b2e-6026-8131-5f0cc5b812b3_0.pdf?VersionId=T4hII7UXGv7bZjHu3jl4OtPIvvtKhA73 |archive-date=22 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref>
Amer competed at the 2024 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Alexandria, Egypt without qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.<ref name="african_oceania_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-03/final-book-seniors_african_and_oceania_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426030143/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-03/final-book-seniors_african_and_oceania_og_qualifier.pdf |archive-date=26 April 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024">{{Cite web |title=2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book |url=https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204605/https://cdn.uww.org/2024-05/results_05_istanbul_qt.pdf |archive-date=14 May 2024 |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=United World Wrestling}}</ref> She was eliminated in her first match.<ref name="world_wrestling_olympic_qualification_tournament_results_book_2024"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{UWW|hamza-samar-amer-ibrahim|Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamzaid}} * {{IWD|365053CE27F6402F9B0FDFE6055AF737|Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamzaid}} * {{Olympics.com|samar-amer-ibrahim-hamza|Samar Amer Ibrahim Hamzaid}} * {{Olympedia|name=Samar Hamza}} * {{InterSportStats|3000505939|Samar Hamza}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Amer, Samar}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Egyptian female sport wrestlers Category:Freestyle wrestlers Category:World Wrestling Championships medalists Category:African Wrestling Championships medalists Category:Olympic wrestlers for Egypt Category:Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:African Games bronze medalists in wrestling Category:African Games bronze medalists for Egypt Category:Wrestlers at the 2019 African Games Category:Wrestlers at the 2023 African Games Category:Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Egypt Category:Mediterranean Games medalists in wrestling Category:Wrestlers at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Category:Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Egypt Category:Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling Category:Wrestlers at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:Medalists at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games Category:21st-century Egyptian sportswomen