Yoav Cohen
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| Birth name | יואב כהן | |||||||||||||
| Nationality | Israeli | |||||||||||||
| Born | August 30, 1999 Ganei Yehuda, Israel | |||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | RS:X | |||||||||||||
| Club | Sdot Yam Sailing Club | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| World finals | 5th (2021) | |||||||||||||
| Regional finals |  () | |||||||||||||
| Olympic finals | 4th (2021) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 13 August 2021. | ||||||||||||||
Yoav Cohen (Hebrew: יואב כהן; born August 30, 1999) is an Israeli windsurfer.[1] In 2020 he won the RS:X European Championships, and In 2021 he represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 4th in Men's RS:X.
Biography[]
His parents are Hananel and Isabel.[2] Cohen was born in Ganei Yehuda, Israel, where until he was two years old his family lived in a trailer.[2] He and his family then lived in kibbutz Kadima, and then in Caesarea, Israel.[2]
His sailing club is Sdot Yam Sailing Club.[3]
In 2013, at age 13, Cohen won the Techno 293 Under 15 World Championships in Sopot, Poland.[3][2]
Cohen was the 2017 youth world champion, after winning the 47th Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China.[3]
He won the 2018 Medemblik Regatta (formerly Delta Lloyd Regatta) in Medemblik, the Netherlands.[3]
Cohen won the gold medal at the 2020 RS:X European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal.[3]
He finished 5th at the 2021 RS:X World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.[3]
In 2021, Cohen represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 4th in Men's RS:X event.[4]
See also[]
- List of World Championships medalists in sailing (windsurfer classes)
- List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)
- List of European Championships medalists in sailing
- List of Jews in sports
References[]
- ^ "Yoav Cohen". sailing.org. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Above the Wave: Yoav Cohen's Stormy Road to the Gold Medal Israel today". newsrnd.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sailor Biography". sailing.org.
- ^ "Sailing Cohen Yoav". 2020 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links[]
- Yoav Cohen at World Sailing
- Yoav Cohen at Olympics.com
- Yoav Cohen at the Olympic Committee of Israel (in Hebrew)
- Yoav Cohen at Olympedia
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