Samantha Kyle Catantan (born February 1, 2002[1]) is a Filipina right-handed foil fencer. Representing the Philippines, she will make her Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, the first Filipino at the Olympics since Barcelona 1992.[2][3]
She is a fencer of Pennsylvania State University,[4][5] where she is a student since 2020. She is pursuing a master's degree in accounting.[6]
^"Catantan, Samantha Kyle". Fédération Internationale d'Escrime. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^Navarro, June (March 12, 2024). "Samantha Catantan ready for Olympic qualifier". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
^Villar, Joey (March 11, 2024). "Pinay fencer making waves in US NCAA". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^Suing, Ivan (April 27, 2024). "Catantan books Paris ticket". Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^Galvez, Waylon (December 16, 2023). "Catantan can still fence for Penn State until 2025". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
Samantha Kyle Catantan (born February 1, 2002) is a Filipina right-handed foil fencer. Representing the Philippines, she will make her Olympic debut at...
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Championship in Sakarya, Turkey. October 24: Fencing – Teen fencer Samantha Kyle Catantan wins the gold medal in the Asian Under 23 Fencing Championships...
in Sakarya, Turkey. October 24: Fencing – Filipino teen fencer Samantha Kyle Catantan wins the gold medal in the Asian Under 23 Fencing Championships...