Shai Kakon

Shai Kakon (also Shay Kakon; ; born 5 November 2002) is an Israeli Olympic sailor. She was the 2017 European Laser 4.7 Youth U16 Girl Champion, and World silver medalist. She was then the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championship Laser Radial Girls silver medalist. She competed for Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She won the 2022 European U21 Championship. Kakon represented Israel at the 2024 Paris Olympics in sailing in Sailing/Laser Radial in Marseille, France, in which she came in 24th.

Early life Kakon was born and lives in Hadera, Israel.

Sailing career Her club is the Sdot Yam Sailing Club in Israel. As a child, Kakon began sailing with the Optimist model. Her coach is Erez Eliyahu.

2017–20; U16 European Girl champion At the 2017 Laser 4.7 Youth World Championships, Kakon won the U16 silver medal, in Nieuwpoort, Belgium. She won the gold medal in the 2017 European Laser 4.7 Youth Championships, becoming the new U16 European Girl champion, in Los Alcázares, Spain.

At the 2018 Laser Radial (ILCA 6) Youth European Championships Women's U17, Kakon won the silver medal, in Balatonfoldvar, Hungary.

In the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championship – Laser Radial Girls, she won a bronze medal in Gdynia, Poland. At the 2022 Youth World Championships in Gdynia, Poland, Kakon won the bronze medal.

In February 2024 at the 2024 ILCA 6 Women European Championships & Open European Trophy/PARIS2024 Olympic qualification in Athens, Greece, Kakon came in 16th. She won the fifth race.