Yim Chong Lim
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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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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.
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]
References
- ^ "Yim Chong LIM". Compnaies House. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Sutton wins, Wales lose". Gwent Gazette. 11 December 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b c "Lim's Farwell To Wales Scene". South Wales Echo. 3 December 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales get the hammer". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 December 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gala For Some Likely Golds?". Port Talbot Guardian. 9 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
- ^ "Sian keeps crown". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 9 February 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.