Yvonne Hijgenaar (born 15 May 1980 in Alkmaar) is a Dutch racing cyclist and former national speed skater.

[2] Hijgenaar represented the Netherlands at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens where she took part in the individual sprint as well as the 500 metres time trial.

[3] In November 2007 she trained with the national team of Australia in preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

"Track racing in the Netherlands is a small sport and we do not have a coaching team available for 12 months of the year as they do in Australia.

[4] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Hijgenaar and teammate Willy Kanis came 5th in the women's team sprint.