Yolanda Hopkins Explained

Yolanda Hopkins
Birth Date:	2 June 1998
Birth Place:	Faro, Portugal
Height:	158 cm^[1]
Weight:	55 kg
Stance:	Regular
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Yolanda Hopkins Sequeira (born 2 June 1998), known as Yolanda Hopkins or Yolanda Sequeira, is a Portuguese professional surfer.^[2] At club level she represents Clube Naval de Portimão.^[3] She qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.

Early life

Hopkins was born to a Portuguese father and Welsh mother.^[4] She developed an interest in surfing at the age of eight.

Career

Hopkins bagged the Best Wave Award at the 2019 Portugal Surf Awards and also won the Tiago Pires award in the same year.

She claimed second position at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games which qualified her for the 2020 Summer Olympics, the first Olympic games to include surfing as a sport.

She represented Portugal at the 2020 Summer Olympics which also marked her debut appearance at the Olympics. She qualified for the quarterfinals of the women's shortboard event.^{[5] [6]} After making it to the quarterfinals, she was defeated by Bianca Buitendag of South Africa.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.publico.pt/toquio-2020/portugueses Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
2. Web site: Surfing Yolanda Hopkins - Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-07-27. en-us.
3. Web site: LIGA MEO SURF 2021- Ranking Feminino. 2021-09-16. ANS. pt-PT.
4. Web site: Resident. Portugal. 2021-07-01. Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins prepares for Olympics after becoming world vice-champion. 2021-07-27. Portugal Resident. en-GB.
5. Web site: Surfing - Women Schedule Tokyo 2020 Olympics. 2021-07-27. en-us.
6. Web site: Bruxo. Michael. 2021-07-26. Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins qualifies for Olympic quarter finals. 2021-07-27. Portugal Resident. en-GB.
7. Web site: staff. Sport24. Team SA guaranteed another medal as surfer Buitendag makes final in Tokyo. 2021-07-27. Sport.