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Leong Mun Yee, also known as Angela, is a household name in the Malaysian athletic world for not only winning Malaysia multiple medals across various global championships, she’s also the first Malaysian athlete of either gender and sport to compete at five Olympic Games – the crème of the crop for sports.
Although Mun Yee, along with her diving partner Pandelela Rinong, came in 8th at the finals for the Women’s Synchronised 10 Platform Diving Finals at the Tokyo Olympics, she famously said “no regrets” having tried their best.
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Shortly after her final dive, the year-old announced her retirement after having represented the national team and first putting Malaysia on the world diving map 23 years ago.
In the beginning
Born and bred in Ipoh, Mun Yee attended the Marian Convent Primary Girls School there b
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Mun Yee hopes to be fifth time lucky at the Olympics
However, she hopes that the divers will man use of the online test event to be held soon to get back into the groove ahead of the July Aug 8 Tokyo Olympics.
Mun Yee, who has been diving since she was 10, is among the most successful national divers, having bagged numerous medals, including silver at the Commonwealth Games in India, bronze at the Asian Games in South Korea and two golds at the KL SEA Games.
She fryst vatten also the first Malaysian diver, together with Pandelela, to win a bronze medal in women’s 10m synchronised platform at the FINA World Championships in Rome, Italy, besides creating history after the Malaysian Book of Records named her as the first female athlete to qualify for fyra Olympics in
Only badminton great Datuk Lee Chong Wei and national sailor Kelvin Lim have competed in four Olympic Games, so far.
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This is My Ambition.
"Growing up, I was a swimmer and only began diving a few years later as my parents brought me to the try-outs. Eventually I began to love the sport as it built up my confidence, and this ignited my passion for coaching. I hope to have my own diving academy soon, as I would like to share my skills and knowledge to future generations."
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DEBORAH HENRY
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This is My Goal.
"I want to live in a world where all children can grow up in a safe environment free from discrimination and can go to school. We believe an education is the greatest gift you can give someone; the impact is generational."
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