Leong Mun Yee
Leong Mun Yee (Chinese: 梁敏喻; pinyin: Liáng Mǐnyù, born 4 December 1984 in Perak, Malaysia) is a Malaysian diver. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 10 m platform synchronised event with her partner Pandelela Rinong.[1] She participated in three other Olympic Games: 2000 (3m springboard, 10m platform), 2004 (3m springboard, 10m platform) and 2008 (3m springboard, 3m springboard synchronised).[2] Her appearance at the 2008 Summer Olympics made her the first Malaysian diver to compete at three Olympics.[3] The bronze medal that she and Rinong won at the 2009 World Championships was the first World Championship medal for Malaysia.[3]
She and Cheong Jun Hoong competed in the 10 m platform synchronised event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[4]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ London 2012 profile
- ↑ Sports Reference profile
- 1 2 3 "Leong Mun Yee biography - 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Women's Synchronised 10m Platform Final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2015-09-13.