Jong Yee Khie (; born 19 November 1988) is a Malaysian powerlifter. He won a silver medal for Malaysia in powerlifting in the men's -107 kg event at the

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in Tokyo.

Early and personal life

Jong hails from Batu Kawa,

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, Sarawak and worked as a hairdresser. He had his right leg amputated above the knee after being involved in a motorcycle accident in 2005. Jong was encouraged to take up the sport by his family during his recovery in 2008.

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Paralympic powerlifters for Malaysia Paralympic silver medalists for Malaysia Living people 1988 births Malaysian people of Chinese descent Sportspeople from Sarawak Malaysian powerlifters Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in powerlifting Powerlifters at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in powerlifting Powerlifters at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Powerlifters at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{Paralympic-medalist-stub