Yoav Cohen

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.

Yoav Cohen
Personal information
Birth nameיואב כהן
NationalityIsraeli
Born (1999-08-30) 30 August 1999
Ganei Yehuda, Israel
Sailing career
Class(es)RS:X
ClubSdot Yam Sailing Club
Achievements and titles
World finals5th (2021)
Regional finalsGold (2020)
Olympic finals4th (2021)
Medal record
Men's Windsurfing
Representing  Israel
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2020 VilamouraRS:X
Updated on 13 August 2021.

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

References
  1. "Yoav Cohen". sailing.org. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. "Above the Wave: Yoav Cohen's Stormy Road to the Gold Medal Israel today". newsrnd.com.
  3. "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.


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