Dorothy Yeats
Canadian freestyle wrestler
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Dorothy Yeats (born 29 July 1993)[2] is a Canadian wrestler and Commonwealth Games champion. She won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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| Full name | Dorothy Erzsebet Yeats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Dori | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 July 1993[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Freestyle wrestling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Quebec Wrestling Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Doug Yeats | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daughter of five-time Olympian Doug Yeats, who won gold at the 1979 Pan American Games,[1] Dorothy participated at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. She won the gold medal in the girls' freestyle 70 kg event, defeating Jinju Moon of South Korea in the final. In 2012, she faced Adeline Gray of USA in the gold medal match at the world championship. Although she was defeated, the 19-year-old walked away with a silver medal. She in also the 2012 and 2013 Junior World Champion at 67 kg.[3]
In July 2016, she was officially named to Canada's 2016 Olympic team.[4][5]
Championships
- 9X Canadian National Champion (60 kg–69 kg)
- 2009 Canada Games Champion at 65 kg
- 2010 Junior Pan American Champion & Cadet Pan American Champion at 63 kg
- 2010 Youth Olympic Games Champion at 70 kg
- 2011 Commonwealth Champion at 63 kg
- 2012 Junior World Champion
- 2012 Senior World Silver Medalist
- 2013 Junior World Champion
- 2014 Commonwealth Games Champion
- 2014 University World Champion
- 2015 Pan American Games Champion (69 kg)
