Yim Chong Lim
Welsh international badminton player
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Yim Chong Lim (born December 1959) is a former international badminton player from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games and is a six-times champion of Wales.
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| Nationality | British Welsh/Malaysian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | December 1959[1] Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Penarth Badminton Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Yim Chong Lim was born in Malaysia[2] in 1959[3] and came to Wales to study in Cardiff[4] and joined the Penarth Badminton Club.[3]
He represented the Welsh team[5] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, where he competed in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.[6]
In 1981 he was the number one ranked doubles player in Wales.[7] In December 1983 he announced his retirement from international badminton after making 37 appearances for Wales.[3]
He was a six-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, including winning the 1978 and 1979 singles titles.[8]