Ai Yoshida

Ai Kondo Yoshida (吉田(近藤) 愛, Yoshida (Kondō) Ai, born 5 November 1980) is a Japanese sports sailor.[1][2]

Ai Yoshida
Personal information
Birth nameAi Kondo
Full nameAi Kondo Yoshida
NationalityJapanese
Born5 November 1980 (1980-11-05) (age 42)
Hachiōji, Japan
Spouse(s)Yugo Yoshida
Sailing career
Class(es)470
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 AarhusWomen's 470
Silver medal – second place2006 RizhaoWomen's 470
Silver medal – second place2019 EnoshimaWomen's 470
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Doha Women's 470
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Women's 470
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's 470
Updated on March 2021.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's 470 class with Naoko Kamata, finishing in 14th place.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the same event, finishing in 14th place again, with her teammate this time being Wakako Tabata.[2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she competed in the same event with Miho Yoshioka, finishing in 5th place.[4]

For the 2018 Women's 470 World Championships, Yoshida teamed up with Miho Yoshioka winning gold. For the 2019 Women's 470 World Championships, Yoshida teamed up with Miho Yoshioka again, winning silver.

References
  1. "Ai Kondo". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  2. "Women's 470 Two Person Dinghy at the 2012 Summer Olympics". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. "Beijing 2008 - Sailing - Women's 470". www.olympic.org. IOC. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ai Yoshida". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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