Wendy Ng Yan Yee (born 11 July 1993) is a
Malaysia
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n
diver.
Career
Early beginning
Ng begin diving at the age of 13 at
Bandar Tun Razak
Bandar Tun Razak is a township and parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak.
There are a number of schools and institutions of learning in Bandar Tun Razak. S ...
Swimming Pool. She was a rhythmic gymnast but her talent was spotted by the national coach, Yang Zhuliang due to her "physical build was good for diving".
2012 Summer Olympics
She competed
3 m springboard at the
2012 Summer Olympics.
2016 Summer Olympics
Ng finished 11th in 3 metre springboard at the
2015 World Aquatics Championships
The 16th FINA World Championships (russian: Чемпионат мира по водным видам спорта 2015), also Aquatics 2015, were held in Kazan, Russia from 24 July to 9 August 2015. Russia hosted this event for the first time. T ...
in
Kazan
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,
Russia
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and qualify for the
2016 Summer Olympics.
Ng went through the 3 metre springboard preliminary round at a ranking of 17, finishes 5th place at the semifinals and lastly ranking at 10th place for the finals.
2017 Southeast Asian Games
In
diving at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games
The diving competitions at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur took place at National Aquatic Centre in Bukit Jalil. It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo, and synchronised swimming.
The 2017 Games fea ...
, Ng came in first place in the mixed 3 metre springboard synchro, but was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for
sibutramine
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. The gold medal was subsequently awarded to fellow Malaysian divers
Muhammad Syafiq Puteh
Muhammad Syafiq bin Puteh (born 20 October 1995) is a Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China ...
and
Jasmine Lai Pui Yee
Jasmine Lai Pui Yee (born 13 December 1995) is a Malaysian diver. She grew up in Perak, where she befriended future fellow Perak diving team member Kam Ling Kar. The pair took gold in the 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform synchro events a ...
. Though not generally considered a performance-enhancing drug, sibutramine is listed in the
World Anti-Doping Code
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as a banned substance. In March 2018,
FINA
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announced that Ng would be suspended from the sport for eight months. As a result, she was unable to compete in
diving at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
The diving competitions at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Queensland was held from 10 to 14 April at the
Gold Coast Aquatic Centre. A total of ten events was contested (five for men and five for women).
Schedule
Med ...
.
2020 Summer Olympics
Ng competed in
diving at the 2020 Summer Olympics
The diving competitions at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo featured eight events . It was one of four aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming, water polo, and synchronised swimming.
The events were men's and women's versions each o ...
in 2021 in
Tokyo
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,
Japan. In the
women's 3m springboard, she finished 20th with a score of 251.95 points in the preliminaries, and so did not advance to the semifinals.
References
Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
1993 births
Living people
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Divers at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic divers for Malaysia
Malaysian female divers
Asian Games medalists in diving
Divers at the 2010 Asian Games
Divers at the 2014 Asian Games
Divers at the 2018 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
Divers at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Divers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Divers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in diving
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in diving
Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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