Rachel Yeoh Li Wen Explained

Rachel Yeoh Li Wen
Birth Date:	1998 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Full Name:	Rachel Yeoh Li Wen
Height:	151cm
Discipline:	WAG
Natlteam:	2015–present (MAS)
Headcoach:	Ng Shu Wai
Level:	Senior international elite
Show-Medals:	yes

Rachel Yeoh Li Wen (born 30 December 1998) is a Malaysian artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 Southeast Asian Games champion on the uneven bars and balance beam.

Personal life

Yeoh was born in Pulau Pinang in 1998. She graduated from University of Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science in Statistics in 2022.^[1]

Gymnastics career

2015–17

Yeoh competed at the 2015 Asian Championships where she helped Malaysia place fourth as a team.^[2]

In 2017, while at a competition in Taiwan, Yeoh hyperextended her knee on vault which resulted in a posterior cruciate ligament injury on both knees. As a result, she had to miss the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.^[3]

2019

Yeoh returned to international competition in 2019 at the Stella Zakharova Cup.^[4] In May, she competed at the Zhaoqing Challenge Cup where she placed seventh on uneven bars. After missing out on the Southeast Asian Games in 2015 and 2017, Yeoh finally competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where she won the bronze medal on uneven bars behind compatriot Farah Ann Abdul Hadi and Đỗ Thị Ngọc Hương of Vietnam.^[5]

2022

The 2021 Southeast Asian Games were postponed until 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. While she was there, Yeoh won the gold medal on the uneven bars and balance beam events and won the bronze medal in the all-around event behind Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia and Aleah Finnegan of the Philippines.^{[6] [7]}

Competitive history

Year	Event	Team	AA	VT	UB	BB	FX
Senior
2015
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2017	align=left	Stella Zakharova		9
2019	align=left	Stella Zakharova Cup				4	8
	align=left					7
	align=left		5
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2022	align=left							8
2023
	align=left			24
2024
	align=left			16

Notes and References

1. Web site: Atlet gimnas artistik wanita negara terima Bacelor Sains Statistik . UPM Facebook . 30 November 2022.
2. Web site: 2015 Asian Championships Results. The Gymternet. July 31, 2015.
3. Web site: Gymnast Rachel bounces back strongly from serious injury. The Star. September 25, 2018.
4. Web site: 2019 Stella Zakharova Cup Results. The Gymternet. April 2, 2019.
5. Web site: Gymnastics Contributes 17th Gold Medal At The 30th Sea Games Philippines 2019. December 4, 2019. Olympic Council of Malaysia.
6. Web site: SEA Games: National gymnast Rachel Yeoh bags gold. The Star. May 15, 2022.
7. Web site: Rachel wins balance beam title for second gold in Hanoi. May 16, 2022. Malay Mail.