CHEONG Jun Hoong

Malaysia
Diving
16 Apr 1990
31
Female
Olympic Scholarship
IPOH
 
Malaysia
IPOH
 
Malaysia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
DIV Diving Women's 10m Platform 26

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Women's 10m Platform Preliminary
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation3m Springboard3m Synchro W10m Synchro W
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA21st (282.25)5th (293.40)2nd (344.34)
2012London, GBR20th (272.45)8th (283.50)-

World Championships
YearLocation1m Springboard3m Springboard10m Platform3m Synchro W10m Synchro W
2017Budapest, HUN12th (252.45)-1st (397.50)-3rd (328.74)
2013Barcelona, ESP9th (245.70)20th (259.30)-5th (289.20)-
2011Shanghai, CHN18th (241.95)19th (276.80)---
2007Melbourne, VIC, AUS--27th (219.90)--
2005Montreal, QC, CAN-33rd (188.49)---

World Cup
YearLocation10m Platform10m Synchro W
2021Tokyo, JPN18th (237.35)-
2018Wuhan, CHN-4th (319.38)

World Series overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
Year10m Platform10m Synchro
20181 x 6th, 1 x 9th, 1 x 10th1 x 1st, 1 x 2nd, 2 x 3rd
2017-1 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd

Grand Prix overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017
Year10m Synchro
20171 x 1st, 1 x 2nd

World Series & Grand Prix - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocationResult
12018Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN322.74
12017Synchronised 10m PlatformGrand PrixKuala Lumpur, MAS310.20
22018Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesBeijing, CHN312.24
22017Synchronised 10m PlatformGrand PrixGold Coast, QLD, AUS262.71
22017Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesBeijing, CHN316.08
32018Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesKazan, RUS318.54
32018Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesFuji, JPN310.32
32017Synchronised 10m PlatformWorld SeriesGuangzhou, CHN332.46
6201810m PlatformWorld SeriesMontreal, QC, CAN298.70
9201810m PlatformWorld SeriesBeijing, CHN312.70


Legend
M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified
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Athlete
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Communications - University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MAS
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Cantonese, English, Malay
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Yang Zhuliang [personal], CHN
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In 2019 she sustained an injury to her right wrist, which was caused by using a crutch during her recovery from an injury to her left knee. (nst.com.my, 20 Mar 2019)

She suffered an injury to her left knee prior to a training camp for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, which ruled her out of contention for the Games. She underwent surgery in June the same year. (dailyexpress.com.my, 18 Jun 2020; nst.com.my, 03 Aug 2018; thestar.com.my, 01 Aug 2018)

She was troubled by back problems at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (nst.com.my, 20 Jul 2017)

She suffered a training injury in July 2015 that left her with damage to both heels after getting too close to the springboard while performing a dive. The injuries ruled her out of the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, Russian Federation. She returned to competition in February 2016. (thestar.com.my, 18 Jul 2015; thestar.com.my, 11 Aug 2016)

She considered retiring from the sport due to an injury in 2009. (thestar.com.my, 11 Aug 2016)

She sustained a back injury at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, VIC, Australia. The injury forced her to miss the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. (The Star, 08 Feb 2007)
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She took up diving at age nine. (thestar.com.my, 11 Aug 2016)
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Her father signed her up for swimming lessons at age four. At age nine she was invited to try diving by coach Zhou Xiyang. (thestar.com.my, 11 Aug 2016)
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Winning a gold medal and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. (my.asiatatler.com, 13 Sep 2018)
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"Life is like an escalator, you can move forward or backward, but you cannot remain still. I choose to move forward." (Instagram profile, 30 Oct 2018)
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In 2017 she was named Sportswoman of the Year by the National Sports Council of Malaysia. (bharian.com.my, 14 Mar 2018)

General Interest

General
DETERMINATION
She took a break from competition after undergoing a knee operation in June 2018. She resumed training in November 2019 and in her first meet she finished last in the 10m platform event at the 2020 Malaysia International Online Diving competition. "I had thought of retiring, but that is normal when you feel frustrated or face problems as we are humans after all. I still want to compete, and that is the spirit I have as an athlete. However, in order to compete, I have to make sure that I am in the best of shape for assignments. I'm not happy with my result [at the 2020 Malaysia International Online Diving competition], but I'm glad because I could complete the jump. I am also happy because I was able to force myself to learn a technical jump in a short time, because some people have said I could no longer jump. I have shown that I can still do it regardless of the outcome. Coach Yang Zhuliang encouraged me that I still can improve my performance in the future." In May 2021 she participated in the 10m platform at the World Cup event in Tokyo where she reached the semifinals and earned a qualification for the 2020 Games. "It was a pity that I did not make it to the final but I am still grateful that I managed to achieve my goal of qualifying for the Olympics. It has definitely been a very long and exhausting journey for me. And I'm relieved to qualify especially since this is my first [major] competition in three years." (nst.com.my, 07 May 2021; sinarharian.com.my, 07 Dec 2020; nst.com.my, 18 Oct 2020; dailyexpress.com.my, 18 Jun 2020; thestar.com.my, 10 Mar 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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