Yvette Yong (born 9 March 1990 in

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) is a

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practitioner. She is a former World Championships bronze medallist. In 2015, she was named to Canada's team at the

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to be held in Toronto.

Career

Yong competed at the

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losing in the quarterfinals. In July 2021, Yong was named to Canada's 2020 Olympic team.

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* 1990 births Living people Canadian female taekwondo practitioners World Taekwondo Championships medalists Taekwondo practitioners at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Canada Taekwondo practitioners at the 2019 Pan American Games Taekwondo practitioners at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{Canada-taekwondo-bio-stub Sportspeople from Vancouver Martial artists from British Columbia Olympic taekwondo practitioners for Canada 21st-century Canadian women