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Pandelela Rinong
PSBS AMN JBK OLY

Pandelela at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full name	Pandelela Rinong anak Pamg
Nationality	Malaysian
Born	(1993-03-02) 2 March 1993 (age 31) Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height	1.62 m
Sport
Country	Malaysia
Event(s)	3 m, 10 m, 10 m synchro
Club	Majlis Sukan Negara
Medal record Representing  Malaysia Olympic Games Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro Bronze 2012 London 10 m platform World Championships Silver 2019 Gwangju 10 m synchro Bronze 2009 Rome 10 m synchro Bronze 2013 Barcelona 10 m synchro Bronze 2015 Kazan 10 m platform Bronze 2017 Budapest 10 m synchro Bronze 2022 Budapest 10 m platform Bronze 2022 Budapest 10 m synchro FINA Diving World Cup Gold 2021 Tokyo 10 m platform Silver 2016 Rio de Janeiro 10 m synchro Bronze 2018 Wuhan 10 m platform Youth Olympic Games Silver 2010 Singapore 10 m platform Silver 2010 Singapore 3 m springboard Asian Games Silver 2010 Guangzhou 10 m synchro Bronze 2010 Guangzhou 10 m platform Bronze 2014 Incheon 10 m synchro Bronze 2022 Hangzhou 10 m synchro Bronze 2022 Hangzhou 10 m platform Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 New Delhi 10 m platform Gold 2018 Gold Coast 10 m synchro Silver 2010 New Delhi 10 m synchro Silver 2014 Glasgow 10 m platform Bronze 2014 Glasgow 10 m synchro Southeast Asian Games Gold 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 10 m synchro Gold 2009 Vientiane 10 m platform Gold 2009 Vientiane 10 m synchro Gold 2011 Palembang 10 m platform Gold 2013 Naypyidaw 10 m platform Gold 2015 Singapore 10 m platform Gold 2017 Kuala Lumpur 10 m platform Gold 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2021 Hanoi 10 m synchro Silver 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima 10 m platform Universiade Silver 2011 Shenzhen 10 m platform Bronze 2011 Shenzhen Team Bronze 2011 Shenzhen 10 m synchro

Dato Pandelela Rinong Pamg, PSBS AMN JBK OLY (born 2 March 1993) is a Malaysian diver. She has won two Olympic medals and seven World Championships medals.

Pandelela represented Malaysia at the 2008 Summer Olympics where she finished 27th in 10m platform. She won the gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She was chosen to be the flagbearer of Malaysia at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She went on to win the bronze medal in the 10m platform, becoming the first Malaysian female athlete to win an Olympic medal, as well as the first in any sport other than badminton. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 10m synchronized platform with Cheong Jun Hoong.

Early and personal life

Pandelela was born in (Kampung) Kupuo Jugan, a Bidayuh village in Bau, Sarawak to Hartini Lamim and Pamg Joheng. She is of Bidayuh ethnicity, a Bumiputera native to the Malaysian state of Sarawak. She is the second of four siblings. At the age of seven she was selected as a state diver and continued her training at the Bukit Jalil Sports School. She graduated from University of Malaya in 2018, majoring in Sports Management Science.

Pandelela speaks Mandarin; which she learned from attending SJK(C) Stampin - a Chinese national-type primary school, as well as her Bidayuh mother tongue, Malay and English.

Career

Pandelela made her international competition debut in 2007 at the Asian Junior Aquatics Championships where she won four gold medals. At the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, she won the gold medal in 10m synchronized platform with Cheong Jun Hoong.

Pandelela made her Olympic debut at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a 15-year-old. She finished 27th in the 10 m platform. At the 2009 World Aquatics Championships, she finished fifth in the 10 m platform. She went on to win the bronze medal in the 10 m synchronized platform with Leong Mun Yee where it was also the first-ever diving medal for Malaysia at the World Championships.

Pandelela won two gold medal at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in Vientiane. She was the Malaysian national flag bearer the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore where she won the silver medals in the 10 m platform event and 3 m springboard event.

At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, she won Malaysia's debut Commonwealth Games gold medal in an aquatic sport by winning the 10 m platform event. At the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, she won the bronze medal in 10 m platform and the silver medal in 10m synchronized platform with Leong Mun Yee.

Pandelela was Team Malaysia national flag bearer 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, the debut Malaysian Olympic female athlete to be accorded the honour. She competed in the individual 10 m platform, 3m synchronized springboard with Cheong Jun Hoong and the 10 m synchronised platform event with Leong Mun Yee.

She became the first Malaysian female athlete to win an Olympics medal, and the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympics medal in a sport besides badminton by winning a bronze medal in the 10 m platform at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. To commemorate her success, she was presented with the Johan Bintang Kenyalang (Companion of the Order of the Star of Hornbill) by the Sarawak State Government, in a special investiture ceremony held at the Astana shortly after her triumphant return to her homeland. She became Sarawak's first athlete to be accorded with the award.

At the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Pandelela and Mun Yee clinch the bronze medal in 10m synchronized platform with 331.14 points. She also finished sixth in individual 10m platform event. At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games in Naypyidaw, she retained her gold medal in 10m platform event.

Pandelela competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Despite a knee injury, she won the bronze medal in 10m synchronized platform with Nur Dhabitah Sabri. She also bagged a silver in the 10m platform with a score of 368.55 points. At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, she won the bronze medal in 10 m synchro platform with Leong Mun Yee.

In July 2015, Pandelela made history when she became the first Malaysian to finish on the podium in an individual event at the World Aquatics Championships. She clinched a bronze medal in the individual 10 m platform in Kazan and qualify for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she won the silver medal in the 10 m synchronized platform with Cheong Jun Hoong, becoming the first Malaysian women's team to win a silver medal at the Olympics. In honour of her achievement at the 2016 Summer Olympics, The Sarawak Aquatic Centre in Petra Jaya, Sarawak was officially named Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre. After 2016 Summer Olympics, Pandelela took a break to recuperate from back and shoulder injuries.

At the 2017 World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, she won the bronze medal in 10 m synchronized platform with Cheong Jun Hoong. She finished ninth in the individual 10m platform which was won by her partner, Jun Hoong. At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, she won the gold medal in newly introduced team event with Gabriel Gilbert Daim. She also retained her gold medal in the individual 10m platform event.

At the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan, she won the gold medal in the individual 10 m platform. She placed fourth in the synchronized 10 m platform together with Leong Mun Yee.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Pandelela and diving partner Leong Mun Yee finished eighth in the women's 10m synchronized platform.

Awards

• SAM-100PLUS Best Athlete: 2010, 2012, 2015
• National Sportswoman of the Year: 2011, 2012. 2015, 2021
• Sarawak Sportswoman of the Year: 2010, 2011–12
• NPC-Tan Sri SM Nasimuddin SM Amin 1Malaysian of the Year: 2012
• TM Fans Pick Awards – Glorious Moment: 2015
• Sarawak Sports Youth Icon 2016
• UM Sportswoman of the Year: 2016
• UM Special Badge of University Sports
• Yakult Sports Icon 2017
• Dayak Youth Sports Icon Award 2024 (Sportswoman Category)

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (2016)

•  Sarawak :
  • Companion of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (JBK) (2016)
  • Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak (PSBS) – Dato (2021)

Legacy

Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre.

Several places and honours were named after her, including:

• Sarawak Aquatic Centre in Petra Jaya, Kuching was officially renamed the Pandelela Rinong Aquatic Centre in 2018.

See also

In Spanish: Pandelela Pamg para niños