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Amy Kwan

Malaysian rhythmic gymnast

Amy Kwan Dict Weng

Full name

Amy Kwan Dict Weng

Country represented

Malaysia

Born

(1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)
Selangor, Malaysia^[1]

Height

169 cm (5 ft 7 in)

Discipline

Rhythmic gymnastics

Level

Senior Elite

Former coach(es)

Lidia Legotina

Choreographer

Ildar Kolesyanov

Retired

30 July 2020

Medal record

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Representing Malaysia
Asian Championships
	2018 Kuala Lumpur	Ribbon
Commonwealth Games
	2018 Gold Coast	Ribbon
	2018 Gold Coast	Team
	2014 Glasgow	Team
	2018 Gold Coast	All-Around
	2018 Gold Coast	Hoop
Southeast Asian Games
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	Team
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	Ribbon
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	All-Around
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	Hoop
	2019 Philippines	Hoop

Amy Kwan Dict Weng AKS (born 1 February 1995) is a Malaysian former individual rhythmic gymnast.

Career

She was part of the Malaysian team to win the bronze and silver medals in the women's rhythmic team all-around event at Glasgow 2014 and Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games respectively. At Gold Coast 2018, she bagged five medals, including a gold in individual ribbon event. In the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, she won two golds and two silvers. One of her gold medal is the 100th gold medal for the Malaysia team. Kwan announced her retirement to run a dance studio on 30 July 2020.^[2]

Awards and accolades

2018 Olympian of the Year Award by Olympic Council of Malaysia^[3]
2018 National Sportswoman of the Year at the National Sports Awards^[4]
Darjah Kebesaran Ahli Kegemilangan Sukan Selangor (AKS) (2018)^[5]

References

^ "Gymnast Amy's painful year concludes with honour". The Sun Daily. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
^ T. Avineshwaran (30 July 2020). "Top rhythmic gymnast calls it quits to run dance studio". The Star Online. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ BERNAMA (13 December 2018). "Azizulhasni, Amy Kwan named Olympians of the Year". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ BERNAMA (24 April 2019). "Rafiq, Amy bag top honours at National Sports Awards". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ "Sultan Selangor kurnia darjah kebesaran pada 114 penerima". Malaysia Kini. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.