Sport: Archery
Discipline: Compound
Hometown: Gordon, Nebraska
Career Highlights:
- Member, 2015 Parapan Am Games and World Archery Para Championships Team
Samantha is a proud United States Air Force Veteran, and began shooting in USA Archery's national events in 2015, starting with the AAE Arizona Cup Para World Ranking Event. Her scores at the SoCal Showdown were strong enough to qualify her for the 2015 Parapan Am Games in Toronto, followed by a trip to the World Archery Para Championships in Germany. Samantha is a Rio 2016 Paralympic hopeful and shoots in the compound women's open category.
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Tucker and Fabry Face Early Elimination at Rio 2016 Paralympics
USA Archery Sept. 16, 2016
Samantha Tucker and four-time Paralympian and 2012 Champion Jeff Fabry faced early elimination in their first matches.
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Compound Open Mixed Team Makes Paralympic Debut At Rio 2016
USA Archery Sept. 12, 2016
Making their Paralympic debuts, Samantha Tucker and Kevin Polish fell to Korea.
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USA Archers Qualify High At Rio 2016 Paralympics
Sept. 10, 2016
Four U.S. archers made it into the top eight in their divisions, and at one point all three compound open men held onto the top three spots, taking turns sitting in first place for much of the day.
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Sam Tucker Named to U.S. Paralympic Archery Team After IPC Awards Additional Slot
July 18, 2016
The International Paralympic Committee has awarded Team USA an additional quota slot for the 2016 Paralympic Games for the compound open women’s division.
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How A Motorcycle Accident Set Samantha Tucker On A Paralympics Path
Scott McDonald April 07, 2016
The first of three rounds of Paralympic archery qualifications begins this week.
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How A Motorcycle Accident Set Samantha Tucker On A Paralympics Path
Scott McDonald April 07, 2016
The first of three rounds of Paralympic archery qualifications begins this week.
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Q & A: The Valentine’s Day Paralympic Primer
Joe Clarke Feb. 12, 2016
U.S. Paralympic athletes answer some questions about their Valentine’s Day favorites.
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Advice From Team USA On How To Make Your Dreams Come True
Lisa Costantini Jan. 13, 2016
Four athletes share the best advice they ever received & how you can apply it to your own life.
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Tight Scores and Heated Competition at World Archery Para Championships Qualifications
Aug. 25, 2015
After two days of qualifications Team USA is poised for great success at WAPC in Germany.
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U.S. archers on target for three golds at Parapan American Games finals
Sarah Bernstein Aug. 09, 2015
Team USA set to compete in seven of eight archery medal matches on Monday
