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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Leong.
Leong Mun Yee
Leong at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1984-12-04) 4 December 1984
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 place 2011 Shenzhen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro

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.[3] 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]

Honour

References
  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. "Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. 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. "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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