Amy Chan (badminton)
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| Full name | Amy Chan Lim-chee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 1961 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Chan Lim-chee MBE (Chinese: 陳念慈; Jyutping: can4 nim6 ci4; born 27 June 1961) is a retired badminton player from Hong Kong who won gold medals in World Championships and Commonwealth Games.[1][2]
About
[edit | edit source]Chan grew up with two brothers and a sister named Chen Aici in the East Block of North Point New Village on Hong Kong Island during her early years. Her father worked as a clerk. She completed her education at Ho Tung Government Industrial Girls' High School (now known as Ho Tung Middle School) in 1980, followed by enrollment at Luo Phu Quoc Education College, where she finished her physical education course in 1983. Subsequently, she graduated from the Department of Physical Education at Springfield University in 1991. Chan achieved notable success in badminton, winning the women's singles championship in nine Hong Kong tournaments between 1975 and 1983. At the young age of 17 in 1979, she also secured the mixed doubles championship at the World Badminton Championships (WBF) alongside Ng Chun Ching.
In 1988, she represented Hong Kong in the 1988 Summer Olympics badminton competition (the current event was an exhibition event), and partnered with Chan Chi Choi to win the mixed doubles bronze medal. She represented Hong Kong in three Commonwealth Games across three disciplines, winning the mixed doubles gold medal in 1990. After her sporting career she became the first female headmistress of the Hong Kong jockey club apprentice Jockey's school which trains and develops future racing stars.[3]
Amy contributes much to the society. She currently holds many leadership positions in various organizations and committees such as the Commission on Poverty, Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Disease, Hong Kong Paralympian Fund and the Hong Kong Elite Athletes Association. Her contribution to sports development and devotion to community service has made her a role model for many in Hong Kong.
Honours
[edit | edit source]- Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) (1991)
- Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Hong Kong (1995)
- Honorary Fellow of The Education University of Hong Kong (2019)
- Bronze Bauhinia Star (BBS) (2024)
Achievements
[edit | edit source]Olympic Games (exhibition)
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponents | Score | Result |
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| 1988 | Seoul National University Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea |
 Chan Chi Choi
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Canada Mike Butler Canada Claire Backhouse-Sharpe |
15–3, 11–15, 15–9 | File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze |
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World Championships
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1979 | Hangzhou, China |
Ng Chun Ching
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Myanmar Wai Nyunt Myanmar Mya Lay Sein |
15–10, 10–15, 18–16 | Gold Gold |
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Commonwealth Games
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1990 | Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand |
Chan Chi Choi
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England Miles Johnson England Sara Sankey |
15–7, 15–12 | Gold Gold |
IBF World Grand Prix
[edit | edit source]The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1988 | Hong Kong Open | Chan Chi Choi
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South Korea Park Joo-bong South Korea Chung Myung-hee |
7–15, 6–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1989 | Hong Kong Open | Chan Chi Choi
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South Korea Choi Sang-bum South Korea Chung So-young |
12–15, 18–16, 2–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 1989 | China Open | Chan Chi Choi
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South Korea Kim Hak-kyun South Korea Hwang Hye-young |
13–18, 5–15 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
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Invitational tournament
[edit | edit source]Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1978 | WBF World Invitational Championships | Fu Hon Ping
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China Chen Tianlung China Kao Huilan |
18–15, 15–11 | Gold Gold |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- CHAN Lim Chee (Amy) at BWFBadminton.com Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1961 births
- Living people
- Hong Kong female badminton players
- Olympic badminton players for Hong Kong
- Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Hong Kong
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games