| Ng Yan Yee | |
| Fullname: | Ng Yan Yee |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Height: | 1.55 m[1] |
| Weight: | 50 kg |
| Event: | 10 m, 10 m sync, 3 m |
| Partner: | Cheong Jun Hoong |
| Coach: | Yang Zhou Liang |
| Show-Medals: | y |
| Updated: | 9 May 2022 |
Wendy Ng Yan Yee (born 11 July 1993) is a Malaysian diver.
Ng begin diving at the age of 13 at Bandar Tun Razak Swimming Pool. She was a rhythmic gymnast but her talent was spotted by the national coach, Yang Zhuliang due to her "physical build was good for diving".[2]
She competed 3 m springboard at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]
Ng finished 11th in 3 metre springboard at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia and qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
Ng went through the 3 metre springboard preliminary round at a ranking of 17, finishes 5th place at the semifinals and lastly ranking at 10th place for the finals.
In diving at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, Ng came in first place in the mixed 3 metre springboard synchro, but was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for sibutramine. The gold medal was subsequently awarded to fellow Malaysian divers Muhammad Syafiq Puteh and Jasmine Lai Pui Yee.[5] Though not generally considered a performance-enhancing drug, sibutramine is listed in the World Anti-Doping Code as a banned substance. In March 2018, FINA announced that Ng would be suspended from the sport for eight months. As a result, she was unable to compete in diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[6]
In diving at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Ng won a gold medal in the women's individual 3 metre springboard event.[7]
Ng competed in diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. In the women's 3m springboard, she finished 20th with a score of 251.95 points in the preliminaries, and so did not advance to the semifinals.[8]
Ng announced her retirement from diving in April 2024.[9]