Cecilia Low
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Low Rui Qi Cecilia |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | 1 April 1991 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sailing |
Medal record | |
Rui Qi "Cecilia" Low(born 1 April 1991) is a Singaporeansailor.[1]She competed in the49er FX eventat the2020 Summer Olympics.[2]
Sailing career
[edit]In 2016, Low and her teammate,Kimberly Lim,participated in theSailing World Cupin the 49erFX class but without much success, coming in at 8th at Hyeres and 12th at Miami.
With a new coach, Fernando Kuo, Lim and Low came in third at theTrofeo Princesa Sofiasailing regatta held atPalma de Mallorca,Spain in 2017.[3]
In the2017 Sailing World Cupseries, Low and Lim finished in ninth place atHyères,France.[4]With the results from Trofeo Princesa Sofia, both were able to compete at the Sailing World Cup Final held inSantander.They eventually finished in seventh place.[4]
In 2018, Low and Lim won the gold medal at the2018 Asian Gamesin the 49erFX class with one race to spare.[5]
In 2021, Low and Lim participated at the2020 Summer Olympicsin the 49erFX class.[6]The pair became the first Singaporean sailors to participate in a medal race in the Olympics and finished 10th, the best result in sailing for Singapore.[6]
References
[edit]- ^"Cecilia Low".Olympedia.Retrieved3 August2021.
- ^"Sailing: 49er FX Overall Results".Tokyo 2020 Olympics.Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.Archived fromthe originalon 10 October 2021.Retrieved3 August2021.
- ^"No reign in Spain, but sailors get buzz from bronze finish".Today.3 April 2017.Retrieved27 November2018.
- ^abHo Cai Jun (11 June 2017)."Singapore's Kimberly Lim & Cecilia Low finish seventh at Sailing World Cup".The Straits Times.Retrieved27 November2018.
- ^Chia, Nicole (30 August 2018)."Asian Games: Singapore sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low secure gold in women's 49erFX with one race to spare".The Straits Times.Retrieved26 November2018.
- ^abAuto, Hermes (3 August 2021)."Olympics: Sailors Kimberly Lim, Cecilia Low finish 10th in 49er FX, Singapore's best result at Games".The Straits Times.Retrieved7 January2022.
External links
[edit]- 1991 births
- Living people
- Singaporean female sailors (sport)
- Olympic sailors for Singapore
- Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 49er FX
- Asian Games medalists in sailing
- Asian Games gold medalists for Singapore
- Asian Games silver medalists for Singapore
- Sailors at the 2010 Asian Games
- Sailors at the 2014 Asian Games
- Sailors at the 2018 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- 21st-century Singaporean women