Yim Chong Lim

Yim Chong Lim
Personal information
NationalityBritish Welsh/Malaysian
BornDecember 1959
Malaysia
Sport
SportBadminton
ClubPenarth Badminton Club
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place1978–1979Men's singles
Gold medal – first place1989Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place1981–1983Mixed doubles

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 in 1959 and came to Wales to study in Cardiff and joined the Penarth Badminton Club.

He represented the Welsh team at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, where he competed in the singles, doubles and mixed doubles events.

In 1981 he was the number one ranked doubles player in Wales. In December 1983 he announced his retirement from international badminton after making 37 appearances for Wales.

He was a six-times champion of Wales at the Welsh National Badminton Championships, including winning the 1978 and 1979 singles titles.

References

  1. ↑ "Yim Chong LIM". Companies House. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Sutton wins, Wales lose". Gwent Gazette. 11 December 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 3 "Lim's Farwell To Wales Scene". South Wales Echo. 3 December 1983. p. 4. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Wales get the hammer". Liverpool Daily Post. 2 December 1978. p. 13. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Gala For Some Likely Golds?". Port Talbot Guardian. 9 March 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Sian keeps crown". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 9 February 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "National Championships". Badminton People. Retrieved 26 February 2026.