Jamie Christine Berberabe Lim (born May 13, 1997) is a Filipino

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ka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite +61kg event at the

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held in the Philippines. In June 2021, Lim competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the

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held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In December 2021, she won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61kg event at the

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held in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Lim won two bronze medals at the

2021 Southeast Asian Games The 2021 Southeast Asian Games (), officially known as the 31st Southeast Asian Games, 31st SEA Games or SEA Games 31, and also recognized as Viet Nam 2021, were the 31st edition of the Southeast Asian Games, the biennial regional multi-sport e ...

held in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2023, she competed in the women's 61kg event at the

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held in Hangzhou, China. She also competed in the women's 61kg event at the

held in Budapest, Hungary.

Biography

Lim's father is former PBA Hall of Famer

Samboy Lim Avelino "Samboy" Borromeo Lim Jr. (April 1, 1962 – December 23, 2023), nicknamed "The Skywalker", was a Filipino professional basketball player of the Philippine Basketball Association and the national team in the 1980s and 1990s. As a hi ...

, while her mother is

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Darlene Berberabe. She graduated ''summa cum laude'' in the

University of the Philippines Diliman The University of the Philippines Diliman (also called UPD; ), also referred to as UP Diliman, is a State university and college (Philippines), public, coeducational, Research university, research university located in Diliman, Quezon City, Ph ...

with a degree in BS Mathematics.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lim, Jamie Living people 1997 births Place of birth missing (living people) Filipino female karateka SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines SEA Games medalists in karate Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games 21st-century Filipino sportswomen Filipino sportspeople of Chinese descent Karateka at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for the Philippines