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Samar Amer (born 4 April 1995) is an Egyptian freestyle wrestler. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. She became the first woman representing Egypt to reach a final at the World Wrestling Championships.

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 75kg event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which she was eliminated in the round of 32 by Ekaterina Bukina.

In 2021, Amer won the silver medal in the 76 kg event at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 held in Rome, Italy. She qualified at the 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament to represent Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's freestyle 76kg event. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 76kg event at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships held in Oslo, Norway.

In 2022, Amer competed in the women's 76kg event at the Yasar Dogu Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2022 African Wrestling Championships held in El Jadida, Morocco. She won one of the bronze medals in the 76kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. She won the bronze medal in her event at the 2022 Tunis Ranking Series event held in Tunis, Tunisia. She won the silver medal in the women's 76kg event at the 2022 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia.

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. She also competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Istanbul, Turkey without qualifying for the Olympics. She was eliminated in her first match.