Sally Yee

Sally Yee (born April 10, 2001) is a Fijian table tennis player. She competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, in which she was eliminated in the preliminary round after competing against Offiong Edem.[2][3] She won 3 silver medals and a bronze at the 2019 Pacific Games.[4]

Sally Yee
Personal information
Nationality Fiji
Born (2001-04-10) April 10, 2001
Sport
SportTable tennis
Rank241 (April 2020)[1]
Medal record
Table Tennis
Representing  Fiji
All Games
2019 Pacific Games Singles
2019 Pacific Games Doubles
2019 Pacific Games Team
2019 Pacific Games Mix

Career

Fiji entered her into the table tennis competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics Games for the first time in the nation's Olympic history. She secured a spot in the women's singles by virtue of her top three finish at the 2016 Oceania Qualification Tournament in Bendigo, Australia.[5] In 2018, she was awarded Fiji Tattslotto Sportswomen of the year in which she dedicated her achievements to her parents and coach.[6] In 2021, she officially pulled out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to "personal reasons".[7]

Personal life

Sally has a sister Grace Yee, in which they competed together in the Women's doubles and team events in the 2019 Pacific Games.[8] She attended Jai Narayan College in Fiji before moving to Japan to further her education.[9] In Japan, she studies English at Chinzei Gakuin High School and takes part in local competitions in the Nagasaki prefecture.[10]

References
  1. "Yee Sally: ranking history (ITTF)". tabletennis.guide. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. "Sally Yee". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  3. "Women's Singles - Standings". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
  4. (PDF). 2019-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720160709/http://ittfoceania.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2019-Pacific-Games-Full-Results.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2020-08-03. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "ITTF Articles". 2016-05-05. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  6. "Veitokani, Yee Take Top Sports Awards". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  7. "Sally Yee pulls out of Olympic race". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
  8. "Pacific Games: Talented Yee Sisters Win Silver In Table Tennis". Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  9. "Sally Yee eyes second Olympic appearance". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  10. "Yee's Japan Experience". Retrieved 2020-09-06.


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