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| Nationality |  Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 10, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Table tennis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 241 (April 2020) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player who represented Fiji at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. [3] [4] She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games. [5]
Fiji entered her into the table tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. She secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia. [6] However she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against Offiong Edem. [4] In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach. [7] In January 2021, she officially pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to "personal reasons". [8] In June 2021, she pulled back and was confirmed to represent Fiji at the Olympics. [2] She was eliminated in the preliminary round against Chelsea Edghill. [9]
Sally has a sister Grace Yee, with which they competed together in the Women's doubles and team events in the 2019 Pacific Games. [10] She attended Jai Narayan College in Fiji before moving to Japan to further her education. [11] In Japan, she studied English at Chinzei Gakuin High School and took part in local competitions in the Nagasaki prefecture. [12] Prior in giving birth in April 2021, Yee trained throughout her pregnancy for the 2020 Summer Olympics coached by her own mother Harvi Yee. [13] [14]
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