Yeoh Ken Nee
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| Born | 30 April 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Yeoh Ken Nee | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 楊健立 |
| Simplified Chinese | 杨健立 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Jiànlì |
| Jyutping | Joeng4 Gin6 Laap6 |
| Hokkien POJ | Iôⁿ Kiān-li̍p |
| Tâi-lô | Iônn Kiān-li̍p |
Yeoh Ken Nee (simplified Chinese: 杨健立; traditional Chinese: 楊健立; pinyin: Yáng Jiànlì; Jyutping: Joeng4 Gin6 Laap6; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Kiān-li̍p; born 30 April 1983[1]) is a Malaysian diver.[2]
As a 15-year-old he competed in Diving at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[3] In 2009, he competed in the 2009 World Aquatics Championships 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 in Changzhou, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China. 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 London. 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.[1]
Swimwear
Arena
- ARN-8044 BLU
- ARN-9034 BPNK
- ARN-9058 BLK
Honour
Honour of Malaysia
Malaysia
- Medallist of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (P.P.N.; 2003)
References
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male divers
- Olympic divers for Malaysia
- Divers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Divers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games silver medalists in diving
- Asian Games bronze 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 silver medallists in diving
- Commonwealth Games bronze 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
- SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games competitors for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in diving
- Medallists of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Divers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Divers at the 2001 SEA Games
- 21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
- Divers at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medalists at the 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games
- Asian diving (sport) biography stubs
- Malaysian sportspeople stubs