Yeoh Ken Nee (; born 30 April 1983
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Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

n diver. As a 15-year-old he competed in Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...

in Sydney. In 2009 he competed in the

2009 World Aquatics Championships The 2009 World Aquatics Championships ( it, Campionati mondiali di nuoto 2009) or the XIII FINA World Championships were held in Rome, Italy from 18 July to 2 August 2009. The 2009 Championships featured competition in all 5 aquatics disciplines ...

in the Men's 3 m synchro springboard and Men's 3 m springboard, finishing in 11th and 29th position respectively. In June 2010 he competed in the

2010 FINA Diving World Cup The 2010 FINA Diving World Cup was held in Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population excee ...

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. Recently, his diving team even won a silver medal in the 2010 Asian Games at Guangzhou, China. In 2012 he competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in

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. He has become the first Malaysian to qualify for a final of an individual event in the diving competition at the Olympics. He was ranked 10th in Men's 3m Springboard diving event.

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Honour

Honour of Malaysia

* : Medallist of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace ...

(P.P.N.) (2003)

References

1983 births Living people Malaysian people of Chinese descent Malaysian male divers Olympic divers of Malaysia Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in diving Divers at the 2010 Asian Games Divers at the 2006 Asian Games Divers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in diving Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in diving Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games 21st-century Malaysian people Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Malaysia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub