Sharon Wee

{{Short description|Malaysian squash player (born 1977)}} {{EngvarB|date=September 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox squash player | name = Sharon Wee | image = Sharon Wee (cropped).jpg | caption = Sharon Wee during the Squash Stars Meet the Stars session in 2010 | fullname = Sharon Wee Ee Lin | nickname = | country = Malaysia | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1977|10|5}} | birth_place = Melaka, Malaysia | death_date = | death_place = | height =  | weight =  | turnedpro = 1997 | retired = 2012 | plays = Right Handed | coach = Shaun Moxham | racquet = Dunlop | website = | event = Women's singles | years_active = | highest_ranking = No. 18 | date_of_highest_ranking = December 2006 | current_ranking = | date_of_current_ranking = | WorldOpenresult = | titles = | finals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's squash}} {{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | World Team Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2006 Edmonton | Team}} {{MedalBronze | 2008 Cairo | Team}} {{MedalBronze | 2010 Palmerston | Team}} {{MedalCompetition | Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 2010 Guangzhou | Team}} {{MedalCompetition | Southeast Asian Games}} {{MedalGold | 2005 Manila | Singles }} | updated = 15 January 2018 }}

'''Sharon Wee Ee Lin''' (born 5 October 1977 in Melaka) is a former professional squash player who represented Malaysia.

==Career== During 2007, she reached the finals of four events and won her first WISPA title in November in the NSC Tour 10 No. 2 in Kuala Lumpur. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 18 in December 2006. She retired as a professional player in 2012.<ref>[http://www.horizonsoftware.net/entry/wispa/ranking.php?player=T00350 WISPA Player Profile]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Squash Info {{!}} Sharon Wee {{!}} Squash |url=https://www.squashinfo.com/player-323 |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=squashinfo.com}}</ref>

In 2010, she was part of the team that won a third consecutive bronze medal for Malaysia at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsquash.org/irish-eyes-are-smiling-in-new-zealand-but-only-just/ |title=Australia Reclaim World Team Title in New Zealand |website=World Squash |access-date=20 December 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life== Sharon is a Peranakan descendant. She is now doing her part to promote squash. She has set up an academy – Sharon Wee Squash Pro-in Kuala Lumpur to work closely with university students and young players.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/squash/2015/08/30/sharon-hopes-to-see-juniorsenior-gap-narrowed-in-squash/|title=Sharon hopes to see junior-senior gap narrowed in squash|last=Paul|first=Rajes|date=30 August 2015|publisher=TheStarOnline|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>

Sharon is currently a TV presenter and sports commentator on Astro Arena, the Malaysian sports channel.

==Awards== *Melaka Sportswomen of The Year 1994, 1995 & 1999 *National Sports Awards Best Women's Team 1995, 2000 & 2008

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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{WISPA|T00350}} * {{Squash Info|323}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wee, Sharon}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Malaysian female squash players Category:Peranakan people in Malaysia Category:Malaysian people of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople of Chinese descent Category:Sportspeople from Malacca Category:Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Category:Asian Games gold medalists in squash Category:Asian Games bronze medalists in squash Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Category:Squash players at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Squash players at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Category:SEA Games medalists in squash Category:SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Category:SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Category:Squash players at the 2005 SEA Games Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Malaysia