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'''Dorothy Yeats''' (born 29 July 1993)<ref>http://wrestling.ca/athlete/dorothy-yeats</ref> is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Wrestling|wrestler]]. She won gold at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]].
'''Dorothy Yeats''' (born 29 July 1993)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wrestling.ca/athlete/dorothy-yeats |title=Dorothy Yeats &#124; Wrestling Canada Lutte |access-date=29 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808025934/http://wrestling.ca/athlete/dorothy-yeats |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[Wrestling|wrestler]] and [[Commonwealth Games]] champion. She won gold at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]]. She also wrestled at [[Vanier College]] in Montreal, where she is on the school's Wall of Fame. She once said about Vanier College, "[https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/alumni/2013/10/25/dorothy-yeats-pure-applied-science-sport-etudes-elite-athlete-2/ I never even considered going anywhere else. I’m glad I came here. I don’t think I could have excelled at my sport anywhere else.]"


Daughter of five-time Olympian [[Doug Yeats]], who won gold at the 1979 Pan American Games,<ref name=olympic.ca/> Dorothy participated at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Singapore]]. She won the gold medal in the [[Wrestling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' freestyle 70 kg|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&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Wrestling – Women's Freestyle 70 kg – Competition Sheet (With Results) | url = http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/docroot/results/INF__WRW270000C75______________________00017000_PENG20100816190740000.pdf | publisher = [[Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee]] | date = 16 August 2010 | accessdate = 25 October 2010}}</ref>
Daughter of five-time Olympian [[Doug Yeats]], who won gold at the 1979 Pan American Games,<ref name=olympic.ca/> Dorothy participated at the [[2010 Summer Youth Olympics]] in [[Singapore]]. She won the gold medal in the [[Wrestling at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' freestyle 70 kg|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&nbsp;kg.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Wrestling – Women's Freestyle 70 kg – Competition Sheet (With Results) | url = http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/docroot/results/INF__WRW270000C75______________________00017000_PENG20100816190740000.pdf | publisher = [[Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee]] | date = 16 August 2010 | accessdate = 25 October 2010 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120525044748/http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/docroot/results/INF__WRW270000C75______________________00017000_PENG20100816190740000.pdf | archivedate = 25 May 2012 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

In July 2016, she was officially named to [[Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics#Wrestling|Canada's 2016 Olympic team]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Gillespie|first=Kerry|date=23 June 2016|title=Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/amateur/2016/06/24/canadian-wrestlers-keep-getting-up-off-the-mat.html|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|location=[[Toronto|Toronto, Ontario]], Canada|accessdate=25 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://wrestling.ca/canadian-wrestling-team-nominated-rio-2016/3887 |title=Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016 |date=22 June 2016 |website=www.wrestling.ca/ |publisher=Wrestling Canada |accessdate=16 July 2016}}</ref>

== 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)


== References ==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 3 September 2024

Dorothy Yeats
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31)[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight69 kg (152 lb)[1]
Sport
SportFreestyle wrestling
ClubQuebec Wrestling Academy
Medal record
Representing  Kanada
Women's freestyle wrestling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Strathcona County 67 kg
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow 69 kg
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto 69 kg
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Krasnoyarsk 69 kg
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore 70 kg

Dorothy Yeats (born 29 July 1993)[2] is a Canadian wrestler and Commonwealth Games champion. She won gold at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She also wrestled at Vanier College in Montreal, where she is on the school's Wall of Fame. She once said about Vanier College, "I never even considered going anywhere else. I’m glad I came here. I don’t think I could have excelled at my sport anywhere else."

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

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  • 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)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Dorothy Yeats". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Dorothy Yeats | Wrestling Canada Lutte". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Wrestling – Women's Freestyle 70 kg – Competition Sheet (With Results)" (PDF). Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
  4. ^ Gillespie, Kerry (23 June 2016). "Canadian wrestlers keep getting up off the mat". Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Toronto Star. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Canadian Wrestling Team Nominated for Rio 2016". www.wrestling.ca/. Wrestling Canada. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
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