Yoav Cohen
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| Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||||||||
| Born | יואב כהן 30 August 1999 Ganei Yehuda, Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | RS:X | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Sdot Yam Sailing Club | ||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 4th (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| World finals | 5th (2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Regional finals | Gold (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yoav Cohen (Hebrew: יואב כהן; born 30 August 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
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
In 2013, at age 13, Cohen won the Techno 293 Under 15 World Championships in Sopot, Poland.[1][2]
Cohen was the 2017 youth world champion, after winning the 47th Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China.[1]
He won the 2018 Medemblik Regatta (formerly Delta Lloyd Regatta) in Medemblik, the Netherlands.[1]
Cohen won the gold medal at the 2020 RS:X European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal.[1]
He finished 5th at the 2021 RS:X World Championships in Cádiz, Spain.[1]
In 2021, Cohen represented Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 4th in Men's RS:X event.[3]
See also
[edit | edit source]- 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
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Yoav Cohen at World Sailing (archive)
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- Yoav Cohen at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Yoav Cohen at The-Sports.orgLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
