Shai Kakon

Shai Kakon
שי קקון
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21)
Hadera, Israel
Sport
Country Israel
SportSailing
ClubSdot Yam Sailing Club
Coached byErez Eliyahu
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Israel
Laser Radial World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Girls
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Girls
Laser Radial European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 U21 Girls
Silver medal – second place 2018 U17 Women
Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 U16 Women
Laser 4.7 European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 U16 Women

Shai Kakon (also Shay Kakon; Hebrew: שי קקון; born 5 November 2002) is an Israeli Olympic sailor.[1][2] She was the 2017 European Laser 4.7 Youth U16 Girl Champion, and World silver medalist. She was then the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championship Laser Radial Girls silver medalist. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won the 2022 European U21 Championship. Kakon represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in sailing in Sailing/Laser Radial in Marseille, France, in which she came in 24th.

  1. ^ "Athletes - Shay KAKON | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Eurosport. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
  2. ^ "Sailing KAKON Shay - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.