Amy Kwan

Amy Kwan Dict Weng AKS (born 1 February 1995) is a Malaysian former individual rhythmic gymnast.

Amy Kwan Dict Weng
Full nameAmy Kwan Dict Weng
Country represented Malaysia
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995
Selangor, Malaysia[1]
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
DisciplineRhythmic gymnastics
LevelSenior Elite
Former coach(es)Lidia Legotina
ChoreographerIldar Kolesyanov
Retired30 July 2020
Medal record
Rhythmic Gymnastics
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kuala Lumpur Ribbon
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastRibbon
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold CoastTeam
Bronze medal – third place2014 GlasgowTeam
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place2018 Gold CoastHoop
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 Kuala LumpurRibbon
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala LumpurAll-Around
Silver medal – second place2017 Kuala LumpurHoop
Bronze medal – third place2019 PhilippinesHoop

Career

She was part of the Malaysian team to win the bronze and silver medals in the women's rhythmic team all-around event at Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games respectively. At Gold Coast 2018, she bagged five medals, including a gold in individual ribbon event. In the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, she won two golds and two silvers. One of her gold medal is the 100th gold medal for the Malaysia team. Kwan announced her retirement to run a dance studio on 30 July 2020.[2]

Awards and accolades

References
  1. "Gymnast Amy's painful year concludes with honour". The Sun Daily. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. T. Avineshwaran (30 July 2020). "Top rhythmic gymnast calls it quits to run dance studio". The Star Online. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. BERNAMA (13 December 2018). "Azizulhasni, Amy Kwan named Olympians of the Year". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. BERNAMA (24 April 2019). "Rafiq, Amy bag top honours at National Sports Awards". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. "Sultan Selangor kurnia darjah kebesaran pada 114 penerima". Malaysia Kini. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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