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Leong Mun Yee

Datuk Leong Mun Yee PMW (Chinese: 梁敏喻; pinyin: Liáng Mǐnyù, 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 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]

Datuk
Leong Mun Yee
Leong at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984 (age 41)
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
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 1 2
FINA Diving World Series 0 1 0
Commonwealth Games 0 1 2
Summer Universiade 0 0 2
Southeast Asian Games 17 5 5
Asian Games 0 2 5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2009 Rome10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2013 Barcelona10 m synchro
World Series
Silver medal – second place2011 Beijing10 m synchro
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2002 Busan3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2006 Doha3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2014 Incheon10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang10 m synchro
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 New Delhi10 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold Coast10 m synchro
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2001 Kuala Lumpur3 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2001 Kuala Lumpur3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2001 Kuala Lumpur10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2001 Kuala Lumpur10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2003 Hanoi10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2005 Manila10 m platform
Gold medal – first place2005 Manila10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2007 Nakhon Ratchasima1 m springboard
Gold medal – first place2007 Nakhon Ratchasima3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2009 Vientiane10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2009 Vientiane3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2011 Palembang3 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2011 Palembang10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2013 Naypyidaw10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2015 Singapore10 m synchro
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur10m synchro
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala Lumpur10m mixed synchro
Silver medal – second place1999 Brunei3 m springboard
Silver medal – second place2003 Hanoi10 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2003 Hanoi3 m synchro
Silver medal – second place2005 Manila1 m springboard
Silver medal – second place2007 Nakhon Ratchasima3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place1999 Brunei10 m platform
Bronze medal – third place2003 Hanoi3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2005 Manila3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place2005 Manila3 m synchro
Bronze medal – third place2009 Vientiane3 m springboard
Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2011 ShenzhenTeam
Bronze medal – third place2011 Shenzhen10 m synchro

Career

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Diving career

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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]

Post-retirement career

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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.[5]

Personal life

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She graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Communication in 2017 and a Master of Corporate Communication in 2022.[6]

She got married in mid 2022 and gave birth to her first son named Lucas Jia Kiang in May 2023 at a medical centre in Subang.[7]

Filmography

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2022

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In December 2022, Leong has joining the reality show from Astro Warna, The Masked Singer Malaysia in season 3 as Lolipop.[8]

Honour

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References

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  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. 1 2 3 "Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Kng, Zheng Guan (5 January 2022). "Mun Yee retires". New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Bekas penerjun negara Datuk Leong Mun Yee terima Master". UPM Facebook. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Mun Yee kini bergelar ibu". BuletinTV3. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Tembakan Sharnaaz mengena bekas penerjun negara, Datuk Leong Mun Yee figura di sebalik Lolipop". Astro Gempak. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  9. ↑ "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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