Chew Yiwei

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Chew Yiwei
Personal information
Native name周贻尉
Nationality Malaysian
Born (1995-10-16) 16 October 1995 (age 28)
Klang, Malaysia
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Sport Diving
Coached byYang Zhuliang
Christian Brooker
Retired17 April 2023

Chew Yiwei (born 16 October 1995 in Selangor) is a Malaysian former diver. He competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2014 and 2018, the Asian Games in 2014 and 2018, and the Southeast Asian Games in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021.

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Retirement

Chew announced his resignation from the national diving team and retirement from competitive diving on 17 April 2023 to focus on his studies, where he is in the final year of Computer Science course. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Lim Teik Huat (18 April 2023). "Asian Games medal winner Yiwei quits". The Star . Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. Timesport (18 April 2023). "Diver Chew Yiwei retires from the sport". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 April 2023.