Ooi Tze Liang
Malaysian diver
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Ooi Tze Liang (Chinese: 黄兹樑; pinyin: Huáng Zī Liáng, born 19 November 1993 in Penang) is a Malaysian diver. Ooi has represented Malaysia in various diving events such as 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, 2013 Southeast Asian Games and 2015 Southeast Asian Games.
Ooi Tze Liang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄兹樑 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Zī Liáng |
Early and personal life
Career
At the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, Ooi became the first Malaysian male to win a Commonwealth gold medal in diving when he won the men's 3 metre springboard event.[3] He also took the silver medal in the men's 10 metre platform event. He finished second to Tom Daley of England.
After winning the gold medal for men's 3 meter springboard event at the 6th Asian Diving Cup, Ooi became the third diver (after Pandelela Rinong and Wendy Ng) to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[4]
He competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he came 7th in the Men's 3 metre springboard event.[5]
Awards and recognition
Ooi was awarded Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)-Sports Toto Award for outstanding performance at the 2015 Singapore Sea Games.[6] .
