Team ABeam Sailing New Team Composition
Tokyo 2017/Feb./7 : Tokyo: ABeam Consulting Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Toshinori Iwasawa, president) announced that decided to continue to support Team ABeam sailing crews through the Tokyo Olympics scheduled to take place in three years. In the men’s 470-class competition, Kazuto Doi’s newly selected partner will be Naoya Kimura, winner of the 2016 470-class Junior World Championship.Details of the new teams and partnership contracts with overseas teams are as follows.
1. Man 470 Class
2. Woman Raser Radial
3. Partnership contracts with Olympic medalists
Since 2013, a partnership contract has been in effect with Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan, the current No. 1 team on the worldwide ranking (as of Dec. 16, 2016), and silver medalists in the men’s 470-class competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Training in both Australia and Japan provides opportunities to learn top world-class technique and strategy, taking team proficiency to the next level in the run-up to the medals race at the Tokyo Olympics.
【Reference】
■Kazuto Doi, with ABeam Consulting
Born 1992 / graduated Japan University of Economics / height: 175cm / weight: 65kg
(Career highlights)
2008:All Japan FJ Class Championship: championship win
2009:All Japan FJ Class Championship: championship win
2009:National High School Interscholastic Athletics Competition: championship win
2010:All Japan Intercollegiate Sailing Championship: championship win
2011:All Japan Intercollegiate Individual Sailing Championship: championship win / 470-class Junior World Championship: 7th place
2012:All Japan Intercollegiate Individual Sailing Championship: championship win / 470-class Junior World Championship: 12th place / All Japan Intercollegiate Sailing Championship: championship win / 67th National Sports Festival: championship win
2014:Inchon Asian Games: silver medal
2014:All Japan 470-class Championship: championship win
2015:All Japan 470-class Championship: championship win
2016:Princess Sofia Cup: 10th place
2016:Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games: 17th place
■Naoya Kimura (currently a student at Nihon University)
Born 1995 / height: 180cm / weight: 74kg
(Career highlights)
2015:All Japan 470-class Championship: 6th place
2016:470-class European Championship: participated
2016:470-class Junior World Championship: championship win
■Manami Doi, with ABeam Consulting
Born 1993 / graduated Keio University / height: 167cm / weight: 64kg
(Career highlights)
2010:All Japan Laser Radial-class Championship: championship win
2012:London Olympic Games: 31st place
2013:All Japan Laser Radial-class Championship: championship win
2013:ISAF2014 World Championship Test Event Santander Trophy: championship win
2014:2013-2014 Australian Laser Open Championship: championship win
2014:All Japan Laser Radial-class Championship: championship win
2014:JSAF Olympic Regatta and 2015 National Team Elimination Race: championship win
2015:2014-2015 Australian Laser Open Championship: 2nd place
2016:Laser Radial-class Women’s World Championship: 8th place
2016:Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games: 20th place
2016:Delta Lloyd Regatta: bronze medal