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]

Career[edit]

Diving career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

She graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Communication in 2017 and a Master of Corporate Communication in 2022.^[6]

Filmography[edit]

2022[edit]

In December 2022, Leong has joining the reality show from Astro Warna, The Masked Singer Malaysia in season 3 as Lolipop.^[7]

Honour[edit]

Federal Territory (Malaysia) :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (PMW) – Datuk (2022)^[8]

References[edit]

^ 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.

^ "Mun Yee hopes young divers will rise quickly". Malay Mail. 6 January 2022.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Leong Mun Yee biography – 2014 Commonwealth Games". 8 August 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

^ Kng, Zheng Guan (5 January 2022). "Mun Yee retires". New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2022.

^ "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.

^ "Bekas penerjun negara Datuk Leong Mun Yee terima Master". UPM Facebook. Retrieved 29 November 2022.

^ "Tembakan Sharnaaz mengena bekas penerjun negara, Datuk Leong Mun Yee figura di sebalik Lolipop". Astro Gempak. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

^ "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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