Personal information | |
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Nationality | Malaysian |
Born |
Penang, Malaysia |
19 November 1993
Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
Sport | |
Country | Malaysia |
Sport | Diving |
Medal record
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Updated on 19:12, 1 August 2014 (UTC). |
Ooi Tze Liang (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.
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. 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.
Ooi was awarded Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)-Sports Toto Award for outstanding performance at the 2015 Singapore Sea Games. .