Samantha Lowe

Samantha Lowe (born 20 January 1982) and trained at the Camberley Judo Club in Surrey.

In 1998, Lowe won the British Junior Championships under 63 kg event. In 1999, Lowe won a bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Rome. Both Lowe and Howey claimed that they were winning the fight at the time of the injury.

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. Howey appealed against the decision, arguing that she was winning the Open Championship fight before her injury. The Sport Dispute Panel ruled in Howey's favour, and Howey was then selected instead of Lowe. Later in 2002, Lowe sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which required surgery. Lowe was forced to withdraw from the 2003 national championships after reinjuring her leg. In 2007, Lowe won the under 78 kg event at the Ipswich Judo Championships. In 2009, Lowe came second in the under 78 kg event at the Finnish Open Championships, losing the final to France's Céline Lebrun.