Amparo "Weena" Lim (born 9 September 1969) is a Filipino badminton player who competed in the women's singles at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]
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Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||
Born | Manila, Philippines | 9 September 1969||||||||||||||
Height | 154 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Nelson Asuncion | ||||||||||||||
Women's doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 68 (1997) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editAmparo Lim was born on 9 September 1969,[1] in Manila, Philippines, one of five children to Jose "Dondo" V. Lim III and Remedios "Baby" P. Gana. Her elder brother Joey Lim was a basketball tournament organizer.[2] She was coached by Nelson Asuncion.[3]
Career
editLim was the first Philippine badminton player to compete at the Olympics.[4] She participated in the women's singles category at the 1996 Summer Olympics but lost to Poland's Kataryna Krasowska in the first round by 6-11, 5-11.[1] She teamed with Kennie Asuncion to win the women's doubles title at the 1996 Australian Open and secured a bronze in women's singles.[5]
At the next year's Southeast Asian Games, the pair won a bronze medal in women's doubles and became the first Philippine pair to reach the quarter-finals of Vietnam Open.[5][6] They also have won a bronze at the 2002 U.S. Open's women's double event.[5]
Lim was appointed the Philippine Sports Commissioner in 2000 following the resignation of Tisha Abundo and served in that capacity until March 2002.[7][8]
Achievements
editSoutheast Asian Games
editWomen's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia | Kennie Asuncion | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana |
10–15, 3–15 | Bronze |
IBF International
editWomen's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1996 | Australian Open | Kennie Asuncion | Rhonda Cator Kellie Lucas |
15–7, 15–8 | Winner |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Amparo Lim". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Hoops tourney organizer Joey Lim dies at 51". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Villar, Joey (24 March 2004). "Asuncion opens state-of-the-art badminton center". Philstar.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "What has happened since '96?". GMA News and Public Affairs. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Valle Verde Badminton Youth Team". Asuncion Badminton Center. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Reyes, Marc Anthony (15 April 2012). "PH badminton gets top Indonesian coach". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ "Philippine Sports Yearender". Philippine Headline News Online. 29 December 2000. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ^ Hilario, Edgard (22 March 2002). "Montemayor named to PSC". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via Gale Infotrac Newsstand.