Yoav Cohen (; born 30 August 1999) is an Israeli
windsurfer
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.
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.
Cohen was born in
Ganei Yehuda, Israel, where until he was two years old his family lived in a trailer.
He and his family then lived in kibbutz
Kadima
Kadima () was a centrist and liberal political party in Israel. It was established on 24 November 2005 by moderates from Likud largely following the implementation of Ariel Sharon's unilateral disengagement plan in August 2005, and was soon ...
, and then in
Caesarea, Israel.
His sailing club is
Sdot Yam Sailing Club.
In 2013, at age 13, Cohen won the
Techno 293 Under 15 World Championships in
Sopot
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, Poland.
Cohen was the 2017
youth world champion, after winning the 47th Youth Sailing World Championships in
Sanya
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According to the Sixth National Populati ...
, China.
He won the 2018
Medemblik Regatta (formerly
Delta Lloyd Regatta) in
Medemblik, the Netherlands.
Cohen won the gold medal at the 2020
RS:X European Championships in
Vilamoura
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, Portugal.
He finished 5th at the
2021 RS:X World Championships in
Cádiz
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,
Spain
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.
In 2021, Cohen represented
Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics and finished 4th in
Men's RS:X event.
See also
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List of World Championships medalists in sailing (windsurfer classes)
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List of World Championships medalists in sailing (juniors and youth classes)
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List of European Championships medalists in sailing
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List of Jews in sports
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Living people
1999 births
Israeli windsurfers
Israeli people of Jewish descent
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – RS:X
Israeli male sailors (sport)
21st-century Israeli sportsmen
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