Datuk Leong Mun Yee PMW (Chinese: ζ’ζε»; pinyin: LiΓ‘ng MΗnyΓΉ, born 4 December 1984) is a retired 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 diverββto compete at three Olympics. The bronze medal that she and Pandelela Rinong won at the 2009 World Championships was the first World Championship medal for Malaysia.
Careerβ»
Diving careerβ»
She was originally a swimmer. But switchedββto diving at the age of 10 as part of Malaysia's programme to prepare a diving team for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. Leong announced her retirement on 5 January 2022.
Post-retirement careerβ»
Leong opened a diving academy, "DLMY x DSA" at the National Aquatics Centre in Bukit Jalil on 8 April 2023. She hopes to produce Olympic champions in the future.
Personal lifeβ»
She graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Communication in 2017 and "a Master of Corporate Communication in 2022."
Filmographyβ»
2022β»
In December 2022, Leong has joining the reality show from Astro Warna, The Masked Singer Malaysia in season 3 as Lolipop.
Honourβ»
Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) β Datuk (2022)
Referencesβ»
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mun Yee hopes young divers will rise quickly". Malay Mail. 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Leong Mun Yee biography β 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ Kng, Zheng Guan (5 January 2022). "Mun Yee retires". New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Former national diver Mun Yee's dream-come-true academy ready to groom Olympic champs". The Borneo Post. Bernama. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Bekas penerjun negara Datuk Leong Mun Yee terima Master". UPM Facebook. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Tembakan Sharnaaz mengena bekas penerjun negara, Datuk Leong Mun Yee figura di sebalik Lolipop". Astro Gempak. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients". The Star. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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- Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
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- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
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