Leong Mun Yee

Datuk Leong Mun Yee PMW (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.[3] The bronze medal that she and Pandelela Rinong won at the 2009 World Championships was the first World Championship medal for Malaysia.[3]

Leong Mun Yee
Leong at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportDiving
Event(s)1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
PartnerPandelela Rinong
Retired2022 [2]
Medal record
World Championships
2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
2009 Rome10 m synchro
2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
World Series
2011 Beijing10 m synchro
Asian Games
2010 Guangzhou3 m synchro
2010 Guangzhou10 m synchro
2002 Busan3 m synchro
2006 Doha3 m springboard
2006 Doha3 m synchro
2014 Incheon10 m synchro
2018 Jakarta-Palembang10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
2010 New Delhi10 m synchro
2018 Gold Coast3 m synchro
2018 Gold Coast10 m synchro
Southeast Asian Games
2001 Kuala Lumpur3 m springboard
2001 Kuala Lumpur3 m synchro
2001 Kuala Lumpur10 m platform
2001 Kuala Lumpur10 m synchro
2003 Hanoi10 m platform
2005 Manila10 m platform
2005 Manila10 m synchro
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima1 m springboard
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima3 m synchro
2009 Vientiane10 m synchro
2009 Vientiane3 m synchro
2011 Palembang3 m synchro
2011 Palembang10 m synchro
2013 Naypyidaw10 m synchro
2015 Singapore10 m synchro
2017 Kuala Lumpur10m synchro
2017 Kuala Lumpur10m mixed synchro
1999 Brunei3 m springboard
2003 Hanoi10 m synchro
2003 Hanoi3 m synchro
2005 Manila1 m springboard
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima3 m springboard
1999 Brunei10 m platform
2003 Hanoi3 m springboard
2005 Manila3 m springboard
2005 Manila3 m synchro
2009 Vientiane3 m springboard
Universiade
2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro
In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong.

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] Leong announced her retirement on 5 January 2022.[4]

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

Honour

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Leong Mun Yee". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. "Mun Yee hopes young divers will rise quickly". Malay Mail. 6 January 2022.
  3. "Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. Kng, Zheng Guan (5 January 2022). "Mun Yee retires". New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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