Molly Samuel-Leport

Molly Irene Samuel-Leport MBE (born 12 September 1961 in London, England) is a British karateka,[2] community leader and political candidate. She has a 6th Dan black belt in karate and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships. Samuel-Leport received the 1989 Sunday Times International Sports Woman of the Year and 1987 Jamaican Jubilee Award for Excellence.[3][4]

Molly Samuel
MBE
BornMolly Irene Samuel[1]
(1961-09-12) 12 September 1961
London, England
StyleIsshin-ryū karate
Rank6th Dan
Medal record
Women's karate
Representing  Great Britain
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1987 Glasgow Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1989 Titograd Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1991 Hannover Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Den Bosch Kumite −60 kg
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1986 Sydney Kumite −60 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Mexico City Kumite −60 kg
Gold medal – first place 1992 Grenada Kumite −60 kg
World Games
Gold medal – first place 1993 Denn Haag Kumite −60 kg

She was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2015 New Year Honours for services to karate.[5][6]

Achievements

Politics

Samuel-Leport was the Conservative PPC for Walthamstow in the 2015 general election. She polled 5,584 votes, which was 13.4% of the overall vote. This was the first time the Conservatives had finished in second place in the constituency since 2001.[7]

At the 2017 general election, she was selected again to contest the seat where she finished in second again, increasing her vote share to 14.1%.

She stood as the Conservative Party candidate for Brent and Harrow for the 2021 London Assembly election, coming second, and as a Conservative Party candidate for Upper Walthamstow ward in the 2022 Waltham Forest London Borough Council election, coming fourth in the two-member ward.[8][9]

References
  1. Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. ISBN 9781857431223. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. "Thomason in Euro champs". Welwyn Hatfield Times. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  3. "Molly Samuel-Leport, former Sunday Times' International Sports Woman on the Year, will take on Stella Creasy MP for the conservative party next year". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
  4. "Three women from Waltham Forest have been named in the 2015 New Year's Honours list". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
  5. "No. 61092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2014. p. N21.
  6. 2015 New Year Honours List Archived 2 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Molly Samuels". Conservatives. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
  8. "Results 2021 | London Elects". www.londonelects.org.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. "Local Election 2022: Results | London Borough of Waltham Forest". www.walthamforest.gov.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2022.


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