Yolanda Hopkins

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]

Yolanda Hopkins
Hopkins walking back from a training session in 2021
Personal information
Born (1998-06-02) 2 June 1998
Faro, Portugal
Height158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Surfing career
Major achievements
Surfing specifications
StanceRegular
Medal record
World Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 La LibertadWomen
Bronze medal – third place 2021 La LibertadTeam

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.[2]

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.[4]

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]

References
  1. Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO
  2. "Surfing Yolanda Hopkins - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  3. "LIGA MEO SURF 2021- Ranking Feminino". ANS (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
  4. Resident, Portugal (2021-07-01). "Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins prepares for Olympics after becoming world vice-champion". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  5. "Surfing - Women Schedule | Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  6. Bruxo, Michael (2021-07-26). "Algarve surfer Yolanda Hopkins qualifies for Olympic quarter finals". Portugal Resident. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
  7. staff, Sport24. "Team SA guaranteed another medal as surfer Buitendag makes final in Tokyo". Sport. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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