Amparo "Weena" Lim (born 9 September 1969) is a Filipino

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player who competed in the women's singles at the

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Early life

Amparo Lim was born on 9 September 1969, in

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, 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. She was coached by Nelson Asuncion.

Career

Lim was the first Philippine badminton player to compete at the Olympics. She participated in the women's singles category at the

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

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and secured a bronze in women's singles. At the next year's

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, commonly known as SEA Games is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ...

, the pair won a bronze medal in women's doubles and became the first Philippine pair to reach the quarter-finals of Vietnam Open. 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

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and served in that capacity until March 2002.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

''Women's doubles''

IBF International

''Women's doubles''

References

{{Authority Control 1969 births Living people Filipino female badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in badminton SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines