Amparo Lim Explained

Amparo Lim
Country:Philippines
Birth Date:1969 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Manila, Philippines
Height:154cm
Handedness:Right
Coach:Nelson Asuncion
Event:Women's doubles
Highest Ranking:68
Date Of Highest Ranking:1997
Bwf Id:6AA54894-1A1D-4D43-8F4E-1619A1879D16

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]

Early life

Amparo Lim was born on 9 September 1969, 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

Lim 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. 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.[6] They also have won a bronze at the 2002 U.S. Open's women's double event.

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

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

IBF International

Women's doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amparo Lim. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418082617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/li/amparo-lim-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 14 November 2017.
  2. Web site: Hoops tourney organizer Joey Lim dies at 51. 15 November 2017. ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. 7 August 2012.
  3. News: Villar . Joey . Asuncion opens state-of-the-art badminton center . 4 March 2024 . Philstar.com . 24 March 2004.
  4. Web site: What has happened since '96?. 15 November 2017. GMA News and Public Affairs. 7 August 2008.
  5. Web site: Valle Verde Badminton Youth Team. Asuncion Badminton Center. 15 November 2017.
  6. News: Reyes. Marc Anthony. PH badminton gets top Indonesian coach. 15 November 2017. Philippine Daily Inquirer. 15 April 2012.
  7. News: Philippine Sports Yearender. 15 November 2017. Philippine Headline News Online. 29 December 2000.
  8. News: Hilario. Edgard. Montemayor named to PSC. 15 November 2017. Manila Bulletin. 22 March 2002. subscription . Gale Infotrac Newsstand.