Samantha Lowe

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.

[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] At the Commonwealth Games, Lowe won a match against Northern Ireland's Claire Rainey in ten seconds.

The laws had recently been changed; beforehand, she would not have been allowed to compete in the bronze medal match on health grounds.

[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.