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Birth name | Jong Yee Khie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Yee Khie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | 19 November 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Limb deficiency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jamil Adam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jong Yee Khie ( simplified Chinese: 杨裕其; traditional Chinese: 楊裕其 [1]; pinyin: Yáng Yùqí; Jyutping: Joeng4 Jyu6 Kei4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Jū-kî; 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 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [2]
Jong hails from Batu Kawa, Kuching, Sarawak and worked as a hairdresser. [3] 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. [4] [5]
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Birth name | Jong Yee Khie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Yee Khie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia | 19 November 1988||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Para powerlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Limb deficiency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Jamil Adam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jong Yee Khie ( simplified Chinese: 杨裕其; traditional Chinese: 楊裕其 [1]; pinyin: Yáng Yùqí; Jyutping: Joeng4 Jyu6 Kei4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Jū-kî; 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 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. [2]
Jong hails from Batu Kawa, Kuching, Sarawak and worked as a hairdresser. [3] 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. [4] [5]