| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | (1974-05-26) 26 May 1974 (age 50) Hayama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Sailboard |
| Club | Toyama Sailing Federation |
Yasuko Kosuge (小菅 寧子, Kosuge Yasuko, born 26 May 1974) is a Japanese former windsurfer, who specialized in the RS:X class. She was the country's top female windsurfer for the 2008 Summer Olympics, finishing in thirteenth place. A member of Toyama Sailing Federation, Kosuge trained most of her competitive sporting career for the national team.
Kosuge competed for the Japanese sailing squad, as a 34-year-old, in the inaugural women's RS:X class at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She topped the selection criteria in a duel against the quota recipient Yuki Sunaga for the country's RS:X berth, based on her cumulative scores in a series of international regattas approved by the Japan Sailing Federation. Kosuge enjoyed the initial half of the series with a couple of top ten marks recorded, before fading temporarily towards the middle of the fleet. She made a late surge to finish seventh on the final leg but fell short to enter the medal race by the narrowest margin, sitting her in thirteenth overall with 102 net points.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yasuko Kosuge". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "小菅13位で最終Ｒ進めず／セーリング" [Yasuko Kosuge finished thirteenth in windsurfing, fails to advance to the final race] (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "セーリングの五輪代表に富沢＆小菅)" [Makoto Tomizawa and Yasuko Kosuge will compete in sailing] (in Japanese). Sponichi Annex. 20 January 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- "Beijing 2008: Women's RS:X Class". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
External links
- Yasuko Kosuge at World Sailing
- Yasuko Kosuge at Olympics.com
- Yasuko Kosuge at Olympedia (archive)
- Yasuko Kosuge at the Japanese Olympic Committee
- Yasuko Kosuge at NBC 2008 Olympics website
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