Yvette Kong

Hong Kong swimmer (born 1993) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yvette Kong (born 18 January 1993) is a Hong Kong competitive Olympic swimmer.

FullnameYvette Man-Yi Kong
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 33)
Toronto, Canada[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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Yvette Kong
Personal information
Full nameYvette Man-Yi Kong
NationalityChinese
Born (1993-01-18) 18 January 1993 (age 33)
Toronto, Canada[1]
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryHong Kong
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamUniversity of California, Berkeley
ClubPeter
Teampeter
Coached byYvette JO
Medal record
Women's swimming
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon4×100 m medley
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2009 Hong Kong4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hong Kong4×100 m medley
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2009 Foshan4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Foshan100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2009 Foshan4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2009 Foshan4×100 m medley
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She qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the women's 100 metre breaststroke, 200 metre breaststroke, and 4x100 metre medley relay.[2]

Family

Yvette is the cousin of Hong Kong singer Shiga Lin.

References

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