Samara Chavez

Athlete Bio��

Height

5-0

Age

Hometown

Arlington, TX

Education

King University

2026-27 Team USA Ranking: No. 3 at 50 kg/110 pounds

Years on Team USA: 2 (2023-24, 2026-27)

Residence: Arlington, Texas

Regional Training Center: Army WCAP

Club: Army WCAP

High School: Arlington, Texas (James Martin High School)

Born: October 20, 2002

Career Highlights

2019 U17 Pan American champion
Four-time NCWWC All-American
Two-time NCWWC national runner-up

Career Biography

2026: Silver medalist at Polyak Imre, Varga Janos & Kozma Istvan Memorial Ranking Series event in Budapest, Hungary … Placed third at Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament … Won true-third at Final X

2024: Placed fourth at U.S. Olympic Team Trials

2023: Placed fifth at Pan American Games in Santiago de Chile, Chile … Senior Nationals runner-up … Won true-third at Final X … U.S. Open runner-up

2022: Gold medalist at Bill Farrell Memorial International … Placed fourth at U20 World Team Trials

2021: U20 World Team Trials runner-up

2020: Placed fourth at Senior Women’s Nationals … Placed fifth at UWW Junior Nationals

2019: Gold medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in Morelia … UWW Cadet World Team Trials runner-up

2018: Placed third UWW Cadet World Team Trials

2017: Silver medalist at U17 Pan American Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina … UWW Cadet World Team Trials runner-up

College: Four-time NCWWC national runner-up at King University … 2023 and 2025 NCWWC national runner-up … Compiled 93 collegiate wins

High School: Two-time Texas state champion … Three-time regional champion

91�� Age-Group: 2022 U23 Nationals runner-up … 2021 Junior Nationals runner-up … Placed fourth at 2021 U23 Nationals … Placed fifth at 2020 U23 Nationals … 2020 Stockyard Stampede champion … 2020 Brian Keck Memorial Preseason Nationals champion … 2017, 2018 and 2019 Preseason Nationals champion … Placed fourth at 2019 Girls Folkstyle Nationals … 2018 Cadet Women’s Freestyle runner-up … 2018 Girls Folkstyle National champion in Juniors, runner-up in Cadet … Placed fifth at 2013 Girls Folkstyle Nationals … 2012 Girls Folkstyle Nationals champion

Personal: Daughter of Dominic Chavez and Rosario Nanes

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