Cheong Jun Hoong is a retired Malaysian diver from Ipoh, Perak, who began diving seriously at nine and joined the Bukit Jalil Sports School in 2004. She made her Olympic debut in London in 2012, represented Malaysia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Asian Games, and won an Olympic silver medal in the synchronised 10 meter platform with Pandelela Rinong at Rio de Janeiro in 2016. In 2017 she returned from a back injury to become Malaysia's first diving world champion, taking the 10 meter platform title at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest by only 1.5 points. She holds a communications degree from Universiti Putra Malaysia.
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is a retired Malaysian diver
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(born 16 April 1990)
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She is the daughter of Cheong Sun Meng and Leow Lai Kuan
Career, 2014 Asian Games
bronze medal in individual 3m event
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is a retired Malaysian diver
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, Career, 2012 Olympics
She made her Olympic debut at the 2012 London Olympics
Competed In: 2016 Summer Olympics, Lead, 2016 Olympics
She won a silver medal in the synchronised 10m platform event with Pandelela Rinong at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Career, 2014 Commonwealth Games
Cheong represented Malaysia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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