Yvonne Kanazawa

Yvonne Kanazawa Scott (金沢 イボンヌ, Kanazawa Ibonnu, born 19 November 1974) is a retired Japanese athlete who specialised in the high hurdles.

[1] She represented her country at two consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1996.

She was born in Shinjuku, Tokyo to a Japanese mother and a Jamaican father.

She is married to Larry Wade, another former professional hurdler and she has two sons (Jordan and Brandon).

She is the head coach for sprints, hurdles and relays for the UNLV Rebels at the University of Las Vegas.