Leong Mun Yee

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. 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.

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.

Personal life

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

Honour

: Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)

References

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1984 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Ipoh

Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent

University of Putra Malaysia alumni

Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Divers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Olympic divers for Malaysia

Malaysian female divers

Asian Games medalists in diving

Divers at the 2002 Asian Games

Divers at the 2006 Asian Games

Divers at the 2010 Asian Games

Divers at the 2014 Asian Games

Divers at the 2018 Asian Games

Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia

Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia

Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia

World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving

Commonwealth Games medallists in diving

Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games

Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games

Universiade medalists in diving

SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia

SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia

SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia

SEA Games medalists in diving

Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games

Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games

Universiade bronze medalists for Malaysia

Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games