Robin Cheong

{{short description|New Zealand taekwondo practitioner}}

{{BLP sources|date=October 2015}}

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{{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2014}}

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| event = 57 kg

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Robin Haeyoun Cheong (born 16 December 1988 in Republic of Korea) is a New Zealand taekwondo athlete, who competed in the Women's 57 kg class at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China reaching quarter finals and eventually ranked 7th. She won gold medal that same year in the Beijing Olympic Selection competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=29010|title=Robin Cheong Profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020225552/http://www.zeus-sport.com/Olympic/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=29010|archive-date=20 October 2008|url-status=dead|access-date=29 July 2010}}

Cheong is a 2010 SPARC Taekwondo High Performance Project recipient, allowing her to compete internationally as a preparation for the forthcoming 2012 London Olympic Games.

In 2008, she received the most prestigious University award – the New Zealand University Blue.{{cite web|url=http://www.universitysport.org.nz/events/blues/recipients/|title=2008 New Zealand University Blues Recipients|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524022546/http://www.universitysport.org.nz/events/blues/recipients/|archive-date=24 May 2010|url-status=dead|access-date=30 July 2010}}

Cheong is a resident of Pinehill, Auckland. She is a member of Sejong Taekwondo{{cite web|url=http://www.sejongtkd.co.nz |title=Sejong Taekwondo |publisher=Sejongtkd.co.nz |access-date=2015-10-23}} club and is coached by Grandmaster Jin Keun Oh.

She qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but was knocked out in the first round by Hedaya Malak.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/robin-cheong-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065007/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/robin-cheong-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Robin Cheong Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-13}}