Yumiko Shige, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Yumiko Shige

sailor

Date of Birth: 04-Aug-1965

Place of Birth: Karatsu, Japan

Date of Death: 09-Dec-2018

Profession: sailor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Yumiko Shige (? ???, Shige Yumiko, 4 August 1965 – 9 December 2018, both in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture) was a Japanese sailor.
She won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1996 Summer Olympics with Alicia Kinoshita. Shige instructed other sailors in a yacht harbour local to her residence. Shige died of breast cancer on 9 December 2018 at the age of 53.