Asenathi Jim (born 26 January 1992 in Cape Town) is a South African sailor, who specialized in two-person dinghy (470) class.[1][2] He represented South Africa, along with his personal coach and partner Roger Hudson, at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for RaceAhead Yacht Club.[1][3] As of June 2015, Jim is ranked twentieth in the world for the two-person dinghy class by the International Sailing Federation, despite of his remarkable triumphs at the 2014 Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Netherlands.[4]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asenathi Jim |
| Nickname | Squirrel |
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 26 January 1992 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sailing career | |
| Class | Dinghy |
| Club | RaceAhead[1] |
| Coach | Roger Hudson[1] |
Jim qualified for the South African squad in the men's 470 class at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by having achieved a berth and finishing thirty-second from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain.[3][5] Teaming up with his personal coach and partner Hudson in the opening series, the South African duo were left trailing in the penultimate position out of twenty-seven boats after ten races with an accumulated net score of 194 points.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Jim Asenathi". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Asenathi Jim". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
- ^ a b Isaacson, David (25 June 2012). "Sailing into a dream - Asenathi's Olympic reality". South Africa: The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Enter Now for 2015 Delta Lloyd Regatta". 470 World Championships. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Herskovitz, Jon (19 June 2012). "Two men in a boat bridge South Africa race gap". Reuters. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Men's 470". London 2012 Olympics. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
- ^ "Olivier falls short in 800m semi". News24. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
External links edit
- Asenathi Jim at World Sailing
- Asenathi Jim at Olympics.com
- Asenathi Jim at Olympedia
- NBC 2012 Olympics profile[permanent dead link]
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