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
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
- 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
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ "Sailing: COHEN Yoav". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
External links
- Yoav Cohen at World Sailing
- Yoav Cohen at Olympics.com
- Yoav Cohen at Olympedia
- Yoav Cohen at the Olympic Committee of Israel (archived) (in Hebrew)
- Yoav Cohen at The-Sports.org
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