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.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 November 1993 Penang, Malaysia |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Sport | Diving |
Medal record | |
Ooi Tze Liang | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Simplified Chinese | 黄兹樑 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Huáng Zī Liáng |
Early and personal life
editTze Liang (who also goes by David) was born in Penang and started diving at the age of eight.[1] He is currently studying at University of Malaya.[2] He enjoys playing Lego and watching YouTube videos.[1]
Career
editAt 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
editOoi was awarded Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)-Sports Toto Award for outstanding performance at the 2015 Singapore Sea Games.[6] .
References
edit- ^ a b Najihah Rashid (10 May 2022). "5 things to know about Ooi Tze Liang, Malaysia's star diver". Prestige. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Ahmad Nazrin Syahmi Mohamad Arif (10 May 2022). "Tze Liang to focus on 2022 Commonwealth Games, ASIAN Games". BERNAMA. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ Bernama (1 August 2014). "Commonwealth Games: Tze Liang contributes unexpected gold medal from men's diving". Astro Awani. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ FABIAN PETER (4 September 2015). "Ooi Tze Liang qualified for Olympics". New Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Men's 3m Springboard - Final". results.birmingham2022.com. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ Amar Shah Mohsen (8 October 2015). "SEA Games gold medalists awarded for achievements". The Sun (Malaysia). Retrieved 8 October 2015.
External links
edit- Ooi Tze Liang at World Aquatics
- Ooi Tze Liang at Olympics.com
- Ooi Tze Liang at Olympedia
- Ooi Tze Liang at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Ooi Tze Liang at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Ooi Tze Liang at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
