Lo Man Yi (born 12 March 1988) is a Singaporean former sailor, who specialized in the Laser Radial class.[1] She captured the gold medal in her signature boat at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games in Manila, Philippines and eventually represented Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2] Lo trained throughout her sporting career for the Singapore Sailing Federation, under the tutelage of her personal coach Brett Beyer, a six-time Laser Apprentice Master world champion from Australia.[3]
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| Full name | Lo Man Yi | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Singapore | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1988 Singapore | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | |||||||||||||||
| Class | Dinghy | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Singapore Sailing Federation | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Brett Beyer (AUS) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lo competed for the Singaporean sailing squad, as a 20-year-old, in the inaugural Laser Radial class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. A few months earlier, she was selected over the quota recipient Elizabeth Yin to lock the country's top Laser Radial spot for the Games, based on her performance in a series of international regattas approved by the Singapore Sailing Federation.[2] Lo endured most of the races with mediocre scores, before finding her solace to beat the rest of the sailors for the third spot on the last leg. Lo's best result, however, was not enough to excel her towards the top of the scoreboard, sitting her in the twenty-fifth position with a net grade of 148.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lo Man Yi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ a b Lin, Xin Yi (27 June 2008). "Koh siblings among four off to Beijing" (PDF). Singapore Management University. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Olympics: Brett Beyer's coaching record proves a steady sail for Singapore sailors". The Straits Times. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Beijing 2008: Women's Laser Radial Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
edit- Lo Man Yi at World Sailing
- Lo Man Yi at Olympics.com
- Lo Man Yi at Olympedia
- Lo Man Yi at the Singapore National Olympic Council
- Lo Man Yi at NBC 2008 Olympics website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-07-20)
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