Jong Yee Khie | |
Birth Name: | Jong Yee Khie |
Birth Date: | 19 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
Nickname: | Yee Khie |
Sport: | Para powerlifting |
Disability: | Limb deficiency |
Country: | Malaysia |
Coach: | Jamil Adam |
Show-Medals: | yes |
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 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.[1]
Jong hails from Batu Kawa, Kuching, Sarawak and worked as a hairdresser.[2] 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.[3] [4]