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Xlife Surf School
Xlife Surf School is a surf school at Praia do Cabedelo, Viana do Castelo, Portugal, founded by PE teachers Jorge Pereira and Rui Silva; group lessons max 6 students, €28 for 2 hours, rentals and kids' lessons from age 6.
Xu Lijia
Xu Lijia (徐莉佳, Lily), Chinese Laser Radial sailor born 1987 in Shanghai; Beijing 2008 bronze, London 2012 gold, first Asian Olympic dinghy champion, 2012 ISAF World Sailor of the Year, later sports media professional.
Xu Shixiao
Xu Shixiao (徐诗晓), born 1992, Chinese sprint canoeist; with Sun Mengya won Olympic C2 500m gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, plus world titles in 2019, 2022, 2023.
Xu Yanmei
Xu Yanmei (许艳梅), Chinese platform diver born 1971 in Nankang, Jiangxi; won the 1988 Seoul Olympic women's 10 m platform gold, China's first gold of those Games, later an international diving referee and ISHOF honoree.
Xu Yanwei
Xu Yanwei (徐妍玮, born 1984 in Shanghai) is a retired Chinese swimmer who won silver in the 4 × 200 meter freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
Yacht club
Yacht club: member-governed sailing organizations, from the 1720 Water Club of Cork and Royal Yacht Squadron to the New York Yacht Club; defined by racing, burgees, commodores, dues tiers, and facilities distinct from marinas.
Yachting
Yachting: racing in sailing yachts for trophies and pleasure cruising. Key facts: Royal Yacht Squadron 1815, New York Yacht Club 1844, America's Cup first contested 1851, 132-year American defense streak ended by Australia II in 1983, Olympic sport since 1900.
Yako Udako Surf Eskola
Yako Udako Surf Eskola (Yako Debako Surf Eskola) is a surf school on Santiago beach in Deba, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, teaching surf, SUP, and surfskate to all ages, with summer camps for ages 6-13, equipment rental, and a Surfing Euskadi club membership.
Yan Zibei
Yan Zibei (闫子贝), Chinese breaststroke swimmer born 1995 in Xiangyang, Hubei; Tokyo 2020 mixed medley relay silver medalist, 2020 world record holder in that event, and 2018 Asian Games double relay gold medalist.
Yana Dementieva
Yana Dementieva (Яна Михайлівна Дементьєва), Ukrainian rower born 1978 in Kharkiv; Olympic gold in women's quadruple sculls at London 2012, Ukraine's first women's rowing gold; also 2004 and 2008 Olympian.
Yana Klochkova
Yana Klochkova (Яна Клочкова), Ukrainian swimmer born 1982 in Simferopol, won four Olympic golds and one silver in 2000 and 2004, dominated the 200/400 m individual medley, and set long-standing 400 m IM world records.
Yang Jinghui
Yang Jinghui (楊景輝, born 1983, Guangzhou) is a retired Chinese platform diver. He won gold in men's synchronized 10 m platform with Tian Liang at Athens 2004 (383.88 points), silver at the 2005 Montreal Worlds, and retired in 2005 with a shoulder injury.
Yang Wenjun
Yang Wenjun (杨文军), Chinese sprint canoeist born 1983 in Fengcheng, Jiangxi; with Meng Guanliang won Olympic C2 500 m gold at Athens 2004 (China's first canoeing gold) and Beijing 2008, the only pair to defend that title.
Yang Wenyi
Yang Wenyi (杨文意), Chinese swimmer born 1972 in Shanghai; first woman under 25 seconds in 50m freestyle, 1992 Olympic gold in world record 24.79, 1988 silver.
Yannick Agnel
Yannick Agnel (born 1992 in Nîmes, France) is a French former swimmer who won two Olympic gold medals at the 2012 London Games and the 200-meter world title in 2013.
Yanvei Xu
Yanvei Xu (born 1984) is a Chinese freestyle swimmer who set the short-course 4x200 m freestyle world record (7:46.30, Moscow 2002) as lead-off and won 100 m and 200 m freestyle bronze at the 2002 short-course worlds.
Yasemin Smit
Yasemin Smit (Miloushka Yasemin Smit, born 1984, Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch water polo captain who won Olympic gold at Beijing 2008, took European and world silver medals, played for Olympiakos Piraeus, and retired internationally in 2017.
Yasuji Miyazaki
Yasuji Miyazaki (宮崎 康二), Japanese swimmer, 1932 Los Angeles Olympic champion in the 100 m freestyle at 15 years 311 days and in the 4x200 m relay with a world record 8:58.4.
Ye Shiwen
Ye Shiwen (叶诗文), Chinese swimmer born 1996, won 200 m and 400 m individual medley gold at London 2012 with a 4:28.43 world record, was cleared of doping suspicions, and competed through Paris 2024.
Yekaterina Kuryshko
Yekaterina Kuryshko (born 1949) is a retired Soviet sprint kayaker of Ukrainian origin who won gold in the K-2 500 meters at the 1972 Munich Olympics, paddling with Lyudmila Pinayeva.
Yelena Azarova
Yelena Azarova (Елена Юрьевна Азарова), born 1973, Russian artistic (synchronized) swimmer; two Olympic team golds (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), 1998 world champion, seven European titles, later coach and ISHOF inductee.
Yelena Ovchinnikova
Yelena Ovchinnikova (Елена Валерьевна Овчинникова), born 1982 in Moscow, Russian artistic swimmer; 2008 Olympic team gold, seven world and three European championship titles, retired 2008.
Yelena Prokofyeva
Yelena Prokofyeva (Елена Геннадьевна Прокофьева), born 1994 in Moscow, Russian artistic swimmer; 2016 Olympic team gold, six world and three European team titles; distinct from para table tennis player Elena Prokofeva.
Yelena Soya
Yelena Soya (Елена Игоревна Соя), born 1981 in Moscow, is a Russian artistic (synchronised) swimmer who won Olympic team gold at Sydney 2000 with 99.146 points, plus European titles in 1999 and 2000 and the 1999 World Cup.
Yelena Vaytsekhovskaya
Yelena Vaytsekhovskaya (Елена Сергеевна Вайцеховская, born 1958, Lviv) is a Soviet diver and sports journalist, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in women's 10 m platform and the first Soviet Olympic diving champion.
Yelena Volkova
Yelena Volkova (Волкова Елена) names several Soviet and Russian athletes, chiefly a breaststroke swimmer born 1968, 1991 world champion, and a volleyball player born 1960, 1988 Olympic champion.
Yelizaveta Dementyeva
Yelizaveta Dementyeva (Елизавета Дементьева), Soviet sprint kayaker, 1928-2022; won K-1 500 m gold at 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 1958 world title, and 1957 and 1959 European titles; not the tennis player Yelena Dementyeva.
Yemaya Escuela de Surf
Yemaya Escuela de Surf, also branded Yemayá Surf El Palmar, is a surf school on the beach of El Palmar in Cádiz, Andalusia, Spain, offering lessons and rentals.
Yevgeniya Soboleva
Yevgeniya Soboleva (Евгения Соболева-Хохрякова), born 1988 in Kirishi, is a Russian water polo player of Kinef-Surgutneftegaz who won bronze at Rio 2016 and competed at four Olympics, distinct from the steeplechase runner of the same name.
Yevgeny Grishin (olympedia 54822)
Yevgeny Borisovich Grishin (Евгений Борисович Гришин), born 1959, Soviet water polo defender; 1980 Olympic gold and 1988 bronze, 1982 world champion; not the speed skater of the same name.