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'''Amber Sikosang Yobech''' (born January 27, 1991) is a Palauan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Amber Yobech|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/amber-yobech-1.html|24 November 2012}}</ref> At age seventeen, she became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their Olympic debut at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Swimming in heat three of the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|women's 50 m freestyle]], Yobech threw down her personal best in 30.00 seconds to claim the third spot in a splash-and-dash-finish. Yobech failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed seventy-first overall out of ninety-two entrants in the prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW010900/index.html |work=[[Beijing 2008]] |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]] |accessdate=24 November 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062506/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW010900/index.html |archivedate=21 August 2012 |df= }}</ref>
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'''Amber Sikosang Yobech''' (born January 27, 1991) is a Palauan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|title = Amber Yobech|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/amber-yobech-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200417191408/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yo/amber-yobech-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 17 April 2020|access-date = 24 November 2012}}</ref> At age seventeen, she became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their Olympic debut at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] in [[Beijing]]. Swimming in heat three of the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 50 metre freestyle|women's 50 m freestyle]], Yobech threw down her personal best in 30.00 seconds to claim the third spot in a splash-and-dash-finish. Yobech failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed seventy-first overall out of ninety-two entrants in the prelims.<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3 |url=http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc=SWW010900/index.html |work=[[Beijing 2008]] |publisher=[[NBC Olympics]] |accessdate=24 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821062506/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/swimming/resultsandschedules/rsc%3DSWW010900/index.html |archivedate=21 August 2012 }}</ref>


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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=64617/bio/index.html NBC Olympics Profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825031538/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=64617/bio/index.html NBC Olympics Profile]


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Latest revision as of 16:58, 3 March 2024

Amber Yobech
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Born (1991-01-27) January 27, 1991 (age 33)
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Amber Sikosang Yobech (born January 27, 1991) is a Palauan swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] At age seventeen, she became one of the youngest swimmers to mark their Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming in heat three of the women's 50 m freestyle, Yobech threw down her personal best in 30.00 seconds to claim the third spot in a splash-and-dash-finish. Yobech failed to advance to the semifinals, as she placed seventy-first overall out of ninety-two entrants in the prelims.[2]

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Amber Yobech". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Swimming: Women's 50m Freestyle – Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
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