About Yolanda Hopkins

Born in Faro, Portugal, Yolanda Sequeira is the daughter of a British mother and Portuguese father. Whilst the diminutive surfer is still based in the Algarve, she does most of her surfing and training on Portugal’s west coast near the town of Sines.

Sequeira, who competed under her mother’s name Hopkins during her junior career, first came to national attention in 2019. Having teamed with coach John Tranter, she won the Portugal National Titles, as well as the Boardmasters Roxy Open at Fistral.

A strong start to the QS in 2020 however was curtailed by the pandemic. While she did put in some good performances in the Europe Countdown Series events, she had to wait to kickstart her ultimate goal of qualifying for the CT.

In a further boost to her fledgling career, in 2021 she came from nowhere to secure an Olympic spot for the Tokyo Games through her performances at the ISA Games in El Salvador. With an aggressive, powerful style and total commitment to the sport, Sequeira is the latest line of Portuguese surfers set to make their mark on the world stage.

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  • Women's QS 2023/2024
    #1
  • Heat wins
    15
  • Avg. heat score
    12.49
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00
  • Women's QS 2023/2024
    #1
  • Heat wins
    15
  • Avg. heat score
    12.49
  • Avg. wave score
    0.00

Event results

NamePlacePointsDefeated By
Caparica Surf Fest 20242nd800Teresa Bonvalot

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Career stats

YearRankPointsEventsHeatsMax heat scoreBest result
2024/2025--10-- 
2023/202415,56352118.701st 
2022/202317,65052112.801st(x3)
2021/202283,20051214.833rd 
2021102,9502213.165th 
2020264,15051613.375th(x2)
2019713,165133410.231st 
20181282,0308179.402nd 
20171201,78061311.503rd 
2016210620238.135th 

Yolanda Hopkins

Portugal
Tahiti Bound: Qualified for 2024 Olympics

Yolanda Hopkins

Portugal
Tahiti Bound: Qualified for 2024 Olympics
  • Stance
    Regular
  • First season
    2015 Women's JR
  • Age
    26 Jun 2, 1998
  • Height
    5 ft, 2 in 157 cm
  • Weight
    123 lbs 56 kg
  • Hometown
    Vilamoura
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