Ng Joe Ee

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Ng Joe Ee
吴祖儿
Full nameNg Joe Ee
Born (2005-12-14) 14 December 2005 (age 20)
Height143 cm (4 ft 8 in) [1]
Gymnastics career
Discipline Rhythmic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
ClubWilayah Persekutuan
Head coach(es)Julia Ivanova
ChoreographerIldar Kolesyanov
Retiredyes
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Women's Rhythmic gymnastics
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Ball
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Birmingham Ribbon
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Thailand Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Vietnam All-around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Thailand All-around
Ng Joe Ee
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 吳祖兒
Simplified Chinese 吴祖儿
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Wú Zǔ'ér
Wade–Giles Wu2 Tsu3 Êrh2
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Ǹg Tsú-yì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping Ng4 Zou2 Ji4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ Gô͘ Chó͘-jî
Tâi-lô Gôo Tsóo-jî

Ng Joe Ee (born 14 December 2005) is a retired Malaysian individual rhythmic gymnast. She won two gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

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Gymnastics career

Ng began rhythmic gymnastics when she was four years old; she admired the leotards the gymnasts wore, and her mother said she would have to train in the sport to wear them. [2]

Ng competed at the 2021 SEA Games and won the silver medal in the all-around behind teammate Koi Sie Yan. [3] She finished 27th in the all-around at the 2022 Baku World Cup. [4] She then represented Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and finished fourth in the team event alongside Koi Sie Yan and Izzah Amzan. She qualified for the individual all-around final and finished fifth. She won gold medals in both the ball and ribbon apparatus finals. [5] [6]

At the 2023 Tashkent World Cup, Ng finished 26th in the all-around. [7] She then finished 12th in the all-around at the 2023 Asian Championships. [8] In July, she was awarded the 2022 National Sportswoman award. [9] The next month, she finished 53rd in the qualification round at the 2023 World Championships. [10] Heading into the Asian Games, Ng injured her back and tore a ligament in her ankle. She still chose to compete and finished 11th in the all-around final. [11] [12]

Ng finished fifth in the all-around at the 2024 Bosphorus Cup in Istanbul. In the event finals, she finished eighth with the hoop and fourth with the ball and the clubs. [13] She advanced into the hoop final at the 2024 Asian Championships and finished seventh. This was the only apparatus she competed due to re-aggravating her back injury. [14]

The next year, she won a bronze medal in the ribbon final at the 2025 Sofia Cup, and she placed 12th in the all-around. [15] At the 2025 Asian Championships, she placed tenth in the all-around. [16] She advanced into the clubs and ribbon final and finished eighth in both. [17] In July, she competed in the World Cup Challenge Cluj-Napoca and finished 25th in the all-around. [18]

She finished 42nd in the qualification round at the 2025 World Championships. [19]

In December, she won a shared bronze medal in the all-around with Piyada Peeramatukorn at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, behind Jasmine Ramilo and Mikayla Angeline Yang, as well as a gold in the team event. [20] A day later, she announced her retirement due to injuries; she had been training despite persistent pain in her back, problems with her neck, and an injury to her left ankle. She said she planned to move on to coaching young gymnasts. [21] [22]

References

  1. "Athlete Details - Joe Ee Ng". Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. "Ng Joe Ee Rhythmic gymnast". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  3. "Sie Yan, Joe Ee tuai pingat emas, perak di Hanoi, Vietnam" [Sie Yan, Joe Ee reap gold, silver medals in Hanoi, Vietnam]. Kosmo (in Malay). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. "Results for FIG World Cup 2022 Baku (AZE)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  5. "Rhythmic gymnast Marfa Ekimova writes history at Commonwealth Games". International Gymnastics Federation . 8 August 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  6. "Debutant Joe Ee dazzles with two golds for Malaysia". The Star . 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. "Results for FIG World Cup 2023 Tashkent (UZB)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  8. "Joe Ee hopes to dance her way to Paris 2024". The Malaysian Reserve. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  9. Rajan, K. (17 July 2023). "Joe Ee hopes to live up to Sportswoman Award". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  10. "40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Valencia (ESP), 23-27 August 2023 Individual All-Around Qualification" (PDF). USA Gymnastics . International Gymnastics Federation. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  11. Azharie, Farah (19 October 2023). "Road to Paris proves too long for Joe Ee". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  12. "Rhythmic Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final Results" (PDF). Hangzhou 2022 . 7 October 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  13. "Results for Bosphorus Cup 2024 Istanbul (TUR)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  14. "Joe Ee To 'hoop' In Tashkent". Bernama. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  15. "Results for International Tournament Sofia Cup 2025 Sofia (BUL)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  16. "Singapore's Mikayla Yang finishes sixth in the All-Around Competition at the 2025 Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships". The Independent Singapore. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  17. "Results for 16th Senior Asian Championships Singapore (SGP)". International Gymnastics Federation . Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  18. "FIG Results - 17878". www.gymnastics.sport. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  19. "41st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships". gym.swisstiming.com. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  20. Azharie, Farah (15 December 2025). "[UPDATED] Malaysia reclaim SEA Games rhythmic gymnastics team gold after eight-year wait | New Straits Times". NST Online. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  21. "Only 20, but the pain's too much for Joe Ee". The Star. 17 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  22. Azharie, Farah (16 December 2025). "Joe Ee tries to avoid tears in SEA Games swansong". New Straits Times. Retrieved 22 December 2025.