| Rachel Yeoh Li Wen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rachel Yeoh Li Wen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1998 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 151 cm (4 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gymnastics career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Ng Shu Wai | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rachel Yeoh Li Wen (born 30 December 1998) is a Malaysian artistic gymnast. She is the 2021 and 2025 Southeast Asian Games champion on the uneven bars.
Yeoh was born in Pulau Pinang in 1998. She graduated from University of Putra Malaysia with a Bachelor of Science in Statistics in 2022. [1]
Yeoh competed at the 2015 Asian Championships where she helped Malaysia place fourth as a team. [2]
In 2017, while at a competition in Taiwan, Yeoh hyperextended her knee on vault which resulted in a posterior cruciate ligament injury on both knees. As a result, she had to miss the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. [3]
Yeoh returned to international competition in 2019 at the Stella Zakharova Cup. [4] In May, she competed at the Zhaoqing Challenge Cup where she placed seventh on uneven bars. After missing out on the Southeast Asian Games in 2015 and 2017, Yeoh finally competed at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where she won the bronze medal on uneven bars behind compatriot Farah Ann Abdul Hadi and Đỗ Thị Ngọc Hương of Vietnam. [5]
2021 Southeast Asian Games were postponed until 2022 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. While she was there, Yeoh won the gold medal on the uneven bars and balance beam events and won the bronze medal in the all-around event behind Rifda Irfanaluthfi of Indonesia and Aleah Finnegan of the Philippines. [6] [7]
Yeoh represented Malaysia at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, where she placed 16th on uneven bars. [8]
In April of 2023, Yeoh participated in the Cairo World Cup, competing on uneven bars. [9]
She competed at the Asian Championships in June, ranking 24th in the all-around. She was also second reserve for the uneven bars final. [10]
In early 2024, Yeoh participated in the FIG World Cup Series, competing on uneven bars and balance beam at the Baku, Cairo, and Cottbus World Cups. [9]
At the Asian Championships in May, Yeoh finished 16th in the all-around. [11]
Yeoh began the 2025 season at the Osijek World Cup, qualifying for the uneven bars final and placing sixth. [12]
At the 2025 Asian Championships, Yeo competed on uneven bars and balance beam, contributing to Malaysia's fifth-place finish as a team. [13]
In October, Yeoh competed at the 2025 World Championships in Jakarta, her first World Championships appearance. She placed 38th on uneven bars. [14]
Yeoh represented Malaysia at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. After qualifying for the uneven bars final in first place, she won the gold medal on the event, ahead of Haylee Garcia of the Philippines and Colleen Hong of Singapore. [15]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | |||||||
| 2015 | |||||||
| Asian Championships | 4 | ||||||
| 2017 | Stella Zakharova | 9 | |||||
| 2019 | Stella Zakharova Cup | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Zhaoqing Challenge Cup | 7 | ||||||
| Asian Championships | 5 | ||||||
| Southeast Asian Games |  | ||||||
| 2022 | Southeast Asian Games | |  | | 8 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| Cairo World Cup | |||||||
| Asian Championships | 24 | R2 | |||||
| 2024 | |||||||
| Cairo World Cup | |||||||
| Cottbus World Cup | |||||||
| Baku World Cup | |||||||
| Asian Championships | 16 | ||||||
| 2025 | Osijek World Cup | 6 | |||||
| Asian Championships | 5 | ||||||
| World Championships | |||||||
| Southeast Asian Games | | ||||||
