Yumiko Shige Explained

was a Japanese sailor.^[1] She won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Alicia Kinoshita.^[2] Shige instructed other sailors in a yacht harbour local to her residence.

Shige died of breast cancer on 9 December 2018 at the age of 53.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/yumiko-shige-1.html. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417210827/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sh/yumiko-shige-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020.
2. http://www.joc.or.jp/past_games/sydney/member/sailing/shigeyumiko.html Japan Olympic Committee profile
3. https://www.asahi.com/articles/ASLD95RPHLD9KTQ201L.html 五輪ヨット銀の重由美子さん死去　アトランタなど出場