Leong Mun Yee

Leong Mun Yee (Chinese: 梁敏喻; pinyin: Liáng Mǐnyù, born 4 December 1984) is a Malaysian diver. She competed at the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympics with the best result of seventh place in the 10 m synchronised platform event in 2012. Her appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics made her the first Malaysian diver to compete at three Olympics.[2] The bronze medal that she and Pandelela Rinong won at the 2009 World Championships was the first World Championship medal for Malaysia.[2]

Leong Mun Yee

Leong at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	4 December 1984 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Country	Malaysia
Sport	Diving
Event(s)	1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
Partner	Pandelela Rinong
Medal record World Championships 2019 Gwangju 10 m synchro 2009 Rome 10 m synchro 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro World Series 2011 Beijing 10 m synchro Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou 3 m synchro 2010 Guangzhou 10 m synchro 2002 Busan 3 m synchro 2006 Doha 3 m springboard 2006 Doha 3 m synchro 2014 Incheon 10 m synchro 2018 Jakarta-Palembang 10 m synchro Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi 10 m synchro 2018 Gold Coast 3 m synchro 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur 3 m springboard 2001 Kuala Lumpur 3 m synchro 2001 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform 2001 Kuala Lumpur 10 m synchro 2003 Hanoi 10 m platform 2005 Manila 10 m platform 2005 Manila 10 m synchro 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 1 m springboard 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 3 m synchro 2009 Vientiane 10 m synchro 2009 Vientiane 3 m synchro 2011 Palembang 3 m synchro 2011 Palembang 10 m synchro 2013 Naypyidaw 10 m synchro 2015 Singapore 10 m synchro 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10m synchro 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10m mixed synchro 1999 Brunei 3 m springboard 2003 Hanoi 10 m synchro 2003 Hanoi 3 m synchro 2005 Manila 1 m springboard 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 3 m springboard 1999 Brunei 10 m platform 2003 Hanoi 3 m springboard 2005 Manila 3 m springboard 2005 Manila 3 m synchro 2009 Vientiane 3 m springboard Universiade 2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro

She was originally a swimmer but switched to diving at the age of 10 as part of Malaysia's programme to prepare a diving team for the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[2]

She graduated with a degree in communication from Universiti Putra Malaysia.

References

1. Leong Mun Yee. Sports Reference profile
2. "Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

External links

• Leong Mun Yee at FINA
• Leong Mun Yee at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)