Fong Kay Yian
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|birth_place = Singapore
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|education= {{hlist|Singapore Sports School|Republic Polytechnic}}
|alma_mater= James Cook University Singapore
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{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalGold|2017 Kuala Lumpur|3 m synchro springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2015 Singapore|3 m synchro springboard}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Philippines|3 m synchro springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2013 Naypyidaw|3 m synchro springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Singapore|3 m springboard}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Hanoi|3 m springboard}}
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Fong Kay Yian ({{lang-zh|冯琪茵}}; born 5 November 1996) is a Singaporean diver.
Early life and education
Kay Yian studied at the Singapore Sports School and graduated from Republic Polytechnic with a Diploma in Sports and Leisure Management. {{cite news |title=The Super Six |url=https://www.todayonline.com/sports/super-six |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=Today Online |date=23 July 2013}}{{cite news |title=A scholarship with support for sports, studies and a future career |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/advertorial/scholarship-support-sports-studies-and-future-career-2060321 |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=Channel News Asia |date=5 May 2021}} She pursued a Bachelor's degree in Psychological Science at James Cook University Singapore (JCU) and graduated with Honours in July 2022. She was the very first recipient of JCU’s Sports Scholarship.
Diving career
In 2013, Kay Yian took part in the 2013 Asian Youth Games held in Nanjing and was ranked 7th in the 3 m springboard event. {{citation needed|date=May 2022}} In December, she took part in the 2013 Southeast Asian Games along with her partner Myra Lee in the women's synchronized 3 m springboard event which the duo won the bronze medal.[http://data4.seagamesmm.com/pdf/340.pdf 2013 Southeast Asian Games Women's 3m Springboard Synchronized Results] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132536/http://data4.seagamesmm.com/pdf/340.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}
At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, Kay Yian won a silver medal in the women's synchronized 3 m springboard event with her partner Ashlee Tan. She also participated in the women's 3 m springboard event, which she won herself a bronze medal.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150618071808/http://results.seagames2015.com/eng/zb/engzb_aquatics_diving_biography_overview_n1009073_fong_kay_yian.htm 2015 Southeast Asian Games profile]}}
At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Kay Yian won the gold medal with Ashlee in the women's 3 m synchronized springboard event, even though the duo finished second, as gold-winning diver Ng Yan Yee failed a doping test which resulted in the Malaysian team being stripped of the gold medal. It was Singapore's first diving title at the Games since Sally Lim captured the women's 3 m springboard gold on home soil at the 1973 Games. {{cite news |last1=Wong |first1=Jonathan |title=SEA Games: Singapore in line for surprise diving gold after Malaysian diver who failed doping test is identified |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-spore-in-line-for-surprise-diving-gold-after-malaysia-diver-who-failed-doping-test |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=26 October 2017}}{{cite news |title=SEA Games: Singapore swimmer Chantal Liew upgraded to second after Thai silver medallist loses medal for doping |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-singapore-swimmer-chantal-liew-upgraded-to-second-after-thai-silver-medallist-loses |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=The Straits Times |date=13 December 2017}}
At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Philippines, Kay Yian and Ashlee won the silver medal in the women's 3 m synchronized springboard event. {{cite news |last1=Chia |first1=Han Keong |title=Here's your one-stop guide to the 2019 SEA Games |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/heres-your-guide-to-the-2019-sea-games-024253514.html |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=Yahoo News Singapore |date=1 December 2019}}
At the 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Kay Yian won a bronze medal in the women's 3 m springboard event. Even though Ashlee and her finished third in the women's synchronized 3 m springboard event, no bronze medal was awarded as only three pairs of divers competed in the event. {{cite news |last1=Mohan |first1=Matthew |title=Singapore diver Fong Kay Yian lands 3m springboard bronze at 31st SEA Games |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/diver-fong-kay-yian-3m-springboard-bronze-sea-games-2021-2675421 |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=Channel News Asia |date=10 May 2022}}
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Category:Singaporean female divers
Category:Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Divers at the 2014 Asian Games
Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
Category:SEA Games medalists in diving
Category:Divers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for Singapore