Wendy Ng Yan Yee (born 11 July 1993) is a

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n diver.

Career

Early beginning

Ng begin diving at the age of 13 at

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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

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2016 Summer Olympics

Ng finished 11th in 3 metre springboard at the

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and qualify for the

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. 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

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, Ng came in first place in the mixed 3 metre springboard synchro, but was stripped of the gold medal after testing positive for sibutramine. The gold medal was subsequently awarded to fellow Malaysian divers Muhammad Syafiq Puteh and Jasmine Lai Pui Yee. Though not generally considered a performance-enhancing drug, sibutramine is listed in the

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as a banned substance. In March 2018,

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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 (sport), 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). Sched ...

. In diving at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Ng won a gold medal in the women's individual 3 metre springboard event.

2020 Summer Olympics

Ng competed in

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in 2021 in

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. 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.

Later career

Ng announced her retirement from diving in April 2024.

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 silver medalists in diving Divers at the 2010 Asian Games Divers at the 2014 Asian Games Divers at the 2018 Asian Games Divers at the 2022 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 silver 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 Medalists at the 2022 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 {{Malaysia-acrobatics-diving-bio-stub