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Elisa Yukie Yokoyama (born 22 February 1997 [1] ) is a Singaporean sailor. [2]
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Elisa Yukie Yokoyama (born 22 February 1997 [1] ) is a Singaporean sailor. [2]
Yokoyama studied in CHIJ Katong Convent Primary School and then at Raffles Girls’ School. [3]
She started sailing and racing at 9 years old. [2]
Yokoyama won her first medal at the 2009 Optimist World Championship in Brazil, clinching the bronze medal in the team racing event. [4]
In 2011, Yokoyama won her first Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) medal by winning the gold medal in the Optimist class. [5]
In 2011, she was also part of the racing team for the Nation's Cup (Miami Herald Trophy) at the 2011 Optimist World Championship, which won the gold medal. [6]
At the 2015 SEA Games, Yokoyama, with her crew, Samantha Annabelle Neubronner, won the Under-19 double-handed 420 class. [7] After the SEA games, Yokoyama was left without a crew as Samantha stopped sailing to focus on her studies.
Yokoyama then paired up with Cheryl Teo as her new crew for the 420 class in 2015. [7] After competing together at the 2016 youth world championships in the 420 class, they decided to switch to the 470 class in August 2016. [7] Both of them deferred their studies in 2017 to concentrate for the 2018 Asian Games and qualifying in the 470 class for the 2020 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan. [7]
At the 2017 470 World Championships held in Greece, Yokoyama injured her arm when a mast fell and hit her arm during the boat setup with Teo. [8] As a result, they could not race in the championships. However, Yokoyama managed to recover in time for the 2017 SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she and Teo won the gold medal in the 470 class. [9]
At the 2018 Asian Games, Yokoyama and Teo managed a fourth place placing in the 470 class. [10]
Yokoyama has an elder sister, Natasha Yokoyama, who also represents Singapore in sailing. She also has an younger sister, Adelia Naomi Yokoyama, who represents Singapore in bowling. [11]
Yokoyama is currently an environmental studies student at the National University of Singapore and is on an NUS Global Merit Scholarship. [7] She deferred her studies to train for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [7]
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