Sally Yee

Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player. She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against Offiong Edem.[2][3] She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.[4]

Sally Yee
Personal information
Nationality Fiji
Born (2001-04-10) April 10, 2001
Sport
SportTable tennis
Rank241 (April 2020)[1]

Career

Fiji entered her into the table tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. She secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[5] In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach.[6] In 2021, she officially pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to "personal reasons".[7]

Personal life

Sally has a sister Grace Yee, in which they competed together in the Women's doubles and team events in the 2019 Pacific Games.[8] She attended Jai Narayan College in Fiji before moving to Japan to further her education.[9] In Japan, she studies English at Chinzei Gakuin High School and takes part in local competitions in the Nagasaki prefecture.[10]

References

  1. "Yee Sally: ranking history (ITTF)". tabletennis.guide. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. "Sally Yee". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. "Women's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. (PDF). 2019-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720160709/http://ittfoceania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-Pacific-Games-Full-Results.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2020-08-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "ITTF Articles". 2016-05-05. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "Veitokani, Yee Take Top Sports Awards". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. "Sally Yee pulls out of Olympic race". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. "Pacific Games: Talented Yee Sisters Win Silver In Table Tennis". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  9. "Sally Yee eyes second Olympic appearance". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  10. "Yee's Japan Experience". Retrieved 2020-09-06.


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