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MALAYSIAN

DIVER

Pandelela
Rinong Anak
Pamg

Full name: Pandelela Rinong Anak
Pamg

Country: Malaysia

Born: 2 March 1993 at
Bau, Sarawak, Malaysia

Age: 28 years old
Height: 1.62 m
Weight: 52 kg



At 14, she made her international
debut in the 2007 Asian Junior

Aquatics Championships, winning
four gold medals. In the same year,
she won another gold medal at the
SEA Games in Thailand in the 10m
synchronised platform with Cheong

Jun Hoong.

At 15, the young diver made
her debut at Beijing
Olympics



Since then, Rinong has brought recognition and fame
to the nation as the first Malaysian women's diving

team to win an Olympic silver medal in Rio de Janeiro
in 2016.

No surprise that the amazing accomplishments have
been commemorated with the greatest of honours
including the Johan Bintang Kenyalang (Companion of
the Order of the Star of Hornbill) by the Sarawak state
government. She also has an aquatic centre in Petra

Jaya, Sarawak named after her.



"I feel happy with my consistency
and I'm proud to win this medal. It will
be a great lesson to improve myself
further for the upcoming Olympics."

"Be consistent in whatever you do.
You need to stay true to your

principles and be consistent every
day."

PANDELELA RINONG
ANAK PAMG