was a Japanese

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

. She won a silver medal in the

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class at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

with

Alicia Kinoshita is a Japanese sailing (sport), sailor. Her mother is Danish, and her father is Japanese. She won a silver medal in the 470 (dinghy), 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Yumiko Shige. References External links

* * * 1967 birth ...

. Shige instructed other sailors in a yacht harbour local to her residence. Shige died of

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on 9 December 2018 at the age of 53.五輪ヨット銀の重由美子さん死去　アトランタなど出場

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* * * 1965 births 2018 deaths Japanese female sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Japan Sailors at the 1992 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – 470 Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 470 Olympic silver medalists for Japan Olympic medalists in sailing Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Deaths from breast cancer Deaths from cancer in Japan {{Japan-yachtracing-bio-stub