Cecilia Low


Rui Qi "Cecilia" Low (born 1 April 1991) is a Singaporean sailor.[1] She competed in the 49er FX event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

Cecilia Low
Personal information
Full nameLow Rui Qi Cecilia
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991
Sport
SportSailing
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Singapore
420 World Championship
Gold medal – first place2012 Austria, Neusiedl am See420
ISAF Youth World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2009 Brazil, Buzios420
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta, Palembang49erFX
Silver medal – second place2014 Korea, Incheon29er
Gold medal – first place2010 China, Guangzhou49erFX
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Myanmar, Ngwe Saung Beach470

Sailing career

In 2016, Low and her teammate, Kimberly Lim, participated in the Sailing World Cup in the 49erFX class but without much success, coming in at 8th at Hyeres and 12th at Miami.

With a new coach, Fernando Kuo, Lim and Low came in third at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia sailing regatta held at Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 2017.[3]

In the 2017 Sailing World Cup series, Low and Lim finished in ninth place at Hyères, France.[4] With the results from Trofeo Princesa Sofia, both were able to compete at the Sailing World Cup Final held in Santander. They eventually finished in seventh place.[4]

In 2018, Low and Lim won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in the 49erFX class with one race to spare.[5]

In 2021, Low and Lim participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49erFX class.[6] The pair became the first Singaporean sailors to participate in a medal race in the Olympics and finished 10th, the best result in sailing for Singapore.[6]

References
  1. "Cecilia Low". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. "Sailing: 49er FX Overall Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. "No reign in Spain, but sailors get buzz from bronze finish". Today. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  4. Ho Cai Jun (11 June 2017). "Singapore's Kimberly Lim & Cecilia Low finish seventh at Sailing World Cup". The Straits Times. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. Chia, Nicole (30 August 2018). "Asian Games: Singapore sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low secure gold in women's 49erFX with one race to spare". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  6. Auto, Hermes (3 August 2021). "Olympics: Sailors Kimberly Lim, Cecilia Low finish 10th in 49er FX, Singapore's best result at Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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