Sayuri Yoshii

Sayuri Yoshii (吉 井 小百合Japanese Sayuri Yoshii; born November 28, 1984 in Chino, Nagano Prefecture) is a Japanese speed skater. She is part of the professional team of the Japanese company Sankyo Seiki.

The sprint specialist Yoshii, Sayuri made ​​her World Cup debut in December 2003 in a World Cup in Calgary. Already at their third race they came under the top 10 (8th place over 500 meters ). Your first and only victory they celebrated the World Cup final in Heerenveen in March 2006 over 500 meters.

At the Asia Championships 2004 in Chuncheon, she finished fourth on 500 and sixth over 1000 meters. In the Sprint World Championships in 2005 in Salt Lake City, she was also fourth in the World Single Distance Championships the same year in Inzell again Fourth and Tenth over 1000 meters. In the Sprint World Championships 2006 in Heerenveen, she was eighth. At the Olympic Winter Games in 2006 she appeared in over 500 ( 9 ) and 1000 meters ( 15 ). In the Sprint Cup 2010 in Obihiro, they took second place.

Essent ISU World Cup rankings

( As at 10 December 2006)