Sammy Monsels

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sammy Monsels
Occupation	Athletics Competitor
Date Of Birth	Aug 2, 1953(1953-08-02)
Age	71
Birthplace	Paramaribo
Country	Suriname
Birth City	Paramaribo District
Horoscope	Leo

Sammy Monsels Biography

Sammy Monsels is one of the most popular and richest Athletics Competitor who was born on August 2, 1953 in Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname. Sammy Monsels (born 2 August 1953) is an Surinamese former sprinter and a current athletics coach. He participated in the 100 and 200m in the 1972 Summer Olympics and also at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He is the younger brother of the sprinter Eddy Monsels.

Monsels was born in Suriname He went to Mulo there. He travelled in the Netherlands in 1971 in order to compete at the Kingdom Games, and remained in the Netherlands for further training as technical specialist. At the time of Paramaribo, Monsels was a participant in the ‘Gazelle’ athletics club.

As late as 1990, Monsels competed in the Netherlands national indoor athletics championships in The Hague, finishing third in the 60 metres with a time of 6.89 seconds, behind Emiel Mellaard and Frank Perri.

Monsels returned to the Netherlands in 1992 and was founder of Atletiek Vereniging Bijlmer, an athletics club in Bijlmermeer. Until 1997 he was trainer and president of the association. Then in 1999 he founded Continental Sport, another athletics club in the area. He again became trainer and president.

In 1971, Monsels was the Surinamese champion in 100 m and 200 m at in the upper levels (11.0 second and 22.3 seconds) as well as the junior level (11.0 as well as 22.5).

Sammy Monsels Net Worth

Sammy Monsels is one of the richest Athletics Competitor from Suriname. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sammy Monsels 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In the beginning of the 1970s, Monsels was a tank driver for the Royal Netherlands Army. In 1975, he re-entered Suriname after having left the Netherlands after the country became independent. He was a sports coach within Suriname’s Suriname National Army. Following the coup of 1980 and subsequent promotions, he was promoted and was appointed sports chief in the Surinamese army. He was promoted to the rank of captain in 1983. was acting in the role of intermediary between powerful Desi Bouterse and dislocated Hendrick Chin A Sen. In 1987, he quit Surinamese army. Surinamese army.

Between 1971 and 1983, Monsels achieved between 1971 and 1983, he won seven Dutch sprint championships. They were in the 60 meters (indoor) and 100 and 200 meters (outdoor). In 1972 and 1976 , he took part during the Olympic Games, representing Suriname and advancing to an additional round in the 100 meters and 200 metres in both instances. In 1982, he was a representative of Suriname in the Central American and Caribbean Games in Havana.

In 2002, after questioning by Surinamese judge Albert Ramnewash, Monsels said he was in Fort Zeelandia on December 8, 1982 but was not involved in the killings.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sammy Monsels height 5 ft 9 in Sammy weight 63 kg & body measurements will update soon.

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Sammy Ranked on the list of most popular Athletics Competitor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Suriname. Sammy Monsels celebrates birthday on August 2 of every year.