Amy Chan

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( zh, p=Chén Niàncí, t=陳念慈; also known as Chan Lim Chee; born 27 June 1961) is a retired

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

who won gold medals in World championships and Commonwealth games.

About

Chan has two brothers and one sister (Chen Aici), who grew up in the East Block of North Point New Village on Hong Kong Island in her early years. Her father was a clerk. She graduated from Ho Tung Government Industrial Girls' High School (now renamed Ho Tung Middle School) in 1980, and then enrolled in Luo Phu Quoc Education College, and completed the physical education course in 1983. She then graduated from the Department of Physical Education of Springfield University in 1991. Chan won the women's singles championship in nine Hong Kong badminton tournaments from 1975 to 1983. In 1979, aged only 17, she won the mixed doubles championship at the World Badminton Championships (WBF) partnering 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. 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

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

, Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) (1991) *Ten Outstanding Young People in Hong Kong (1995) *Honorary Fellow of The Education University of Hong Kong (2019)

Achievements

Olympic Games (exhibition)

''Mixed doubles''

World Championships

''Mixed doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Mixed doubles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Mixed doubles''

Invitational tournament

''Mixed doubles''

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Amy 1961 births Living people Hong Kong female badminton players Badminton players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Hong Kong Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Badminton players at the 1988 Summer Olympics