Timothy Lam
American badminton player (born 1997)
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Timothy Lam (born 24 August 1997) is an American badminton player and coach.[2] He competed at the 2019 Pan American Games finished in the quarter-finals stage.[1] In 2021, Lam was confirmed as qualifying to compete for the US at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]
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| Born | 24 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 85 (MS 4 May 2021) 401 (MD with Antonio Li 10 September 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 87 (MS 8 June 2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Achievements
Pan Am Junior Championships
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Samuel Ricketts |
22–20, 21–13 |  Gold |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
 Justin Ma |
Samuel Ricketts Sean Wilson |
18–21, 16–21 |  Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Annie Xu |
Darren Yang Victoria Chen |
17–21, 16–21 |  Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Guatemala International |  Kevin Cordón |
12–21, 13–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2018 | Bahrain International |  Ade Resky Dwicahyo |
13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Carebaco International |  Sam Parsons |
13–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Zambia International |  Youcef Sabri Medel |
21–13, 21–7 |  Winner |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Carebaco International |  Antonio Li |
Gareth Henry Samuel Ricketts |
9–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Personal life
Lam graduated in 2018 in accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) in Pomona, California.[4]
