Leong Mun Yee Explained

Leong Mun Yee
Nationality:Malaysian
Birth Date:4 December 1984
Birth Place:Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia[1]
Height:1.63 m
Weight:55 kg
Country:Malaysia
Sport:Diving
Event:1 m, 3 m, 3 m synchro, 10 m, 10 m synchro
Partner:Pandelela Rinong
Retired:2022[2]
Show-Medals:yes

Datuk Leong Mun Yee (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.

Career

Diving career

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

Post-retirement career

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

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

Filmography

2022

In December 2022, Leong has joining the reality show from Astro Warna, The Masked Singer Malaysia in season 3 as Lolipop.[7]

Honour

Notes and References

  1. Leong Mun Yee . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091508/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/le/leong-mun-yee-1.html . 2020-04-18.
  2. Web site: 6 January 2022. Mun Yee hopes young divers will rise quickly. Malay Mail.
  3. Web site: Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games . 8 August 2014 . 13 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Kng . Zheng Guan . Mun Yee retires . New Straits Times . 6 January 2022 . 5 January 2022.
  5. Web site: Former national diver Mun Yee's dream-come-true academy ready to groom Olympic champs. Bernama . The Borneo Post . 10 April 2023 . 8 April 2023.
  6. Web site: Bekas penerjun negara Datuk Leong Mun Yee terima Master . UPM Facebook . 29 November 2022.
  7. Web site: 30 December 2022. Tembakan Sharnaaz mengena bekas penerjun negara, Datuk Leong Mun Yee figura di sebalik Lolipop. 31 December 2022. Astro Gempak.
  8. Web site: 8 February 2022. Johor's Hasni Mohammad leads list of 2022 Federal Territory Day award recipients. 8 February 2022. The Star.