Timothy Lam
{{Short description|American badminton player (born 1997)}}
{{distinguish|Timothy Lamb}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Timothy Lam
林恩偕
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| country = United States
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|24}}
| birth_place = Hong Kong
| residence = California, United States
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| event = Men's singles & doubles
| highest_ranking = 85 (MS 4 May 2021)
401 (MD with Antonio Li 10 September 2019)
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| current_ranking = 87
| date_of_current_ranking = MS 8 June 2021
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Lima | Mixed team }}
{{MedalBronze | 2017 Santo Domingo | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalBronze | 2020 Salvador | Men's team }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pan Am Junior Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Guatemala City | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalGold | 2014 Guatemala City | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2014 Guatemala City | Boys' doubles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2014 Guatemala City | Mixed doubles }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 80787
| bwf_id = 50055FA9-AD17-4BA1-A752-F4806DC45909
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Timothy Lam (born 24 August 1997) is an American badminton player and coach.{{cite web |title=Timothy LAM Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/80787/timothy-lam |website=bwfbadminton.com |access-date=9 June 2021}} He competed at the 2019 Pan American Games finished in the quarter-finals stage. In 2021, Lam was confirmed as qualifying to compete for the US at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{cite web |title=Pan Am Players Prequalified – Tokyo 2020 |url=http://www.badmintonpanam.org/pan-am-players-prequalified-tokyo-2020/ |website=www.badmintonpanam.org |date=28 May 2021 |access-date=11 June 2021}}
Achievements
= Pan Am Junior Championships =
Boys' singles
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! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | align="left" | {{flagicon|JAM}} Samuel Ricketts | align="left" | 22–20, 21–13 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold |
Boys' doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Ma | align="left" | {{flagicon|JAM}} Samuel Ricketts | align="left" | 18–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver |
Mixed doubles
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! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2014 | align="left" | Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Annie Xu | align="left" | {{flagicon|USA}} Darren Yang | align="left" | 17–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up)=
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Guatemala International | align="left" | {{flagicon|GUA}} Kevin Cordón | align="left" | 12–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Bahrain International | align="left" | {{flagicon|AZE}} Ade Resky Dwicahyo | align="left" | 13–21, 13–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Carebaco International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Sam Parsons | align="left" | 13–21, 11–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Zambia International | align="left" | {{flagicon|ALG}} Youcef Sabri Medel | align="left" | 21–13, 21–7 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
Men's doubles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Carebaco International | align="left" | {{flagicon|CAN}} Antonio Li | align="left" | {{flagicon|JAM}} Gareth Henry | align="left" | 9–21, 16–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
Personal life
Lam graduated in 2018 in accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) in Pomona, California.{{cite web |title=Cal Poly Pomona Alum Timothy Lam to Compete in Olympic Games |url=https://polycentric.cpp.edu/2021/07/cal-poly-pomona-alum-timothy-lam-to-compete-in-olympic-games/ |website=PolyCentric |access-date=26 July 2021 |date=July 19, 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF}}
- {{BWF2}}
- {{Olympics.com profile}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{USOPC|new_id=timothy-lam-1143645|old_id=LA/Timothy-Lam|archive=20211021081624}}
- {{2019 Pan American Games profile|badminton/athlete-profile-n1119751-lam-timothy}}
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Category:Sportspeople from California
Category:American male badminton players
Category:Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games competitors for the United States
Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic badminton players for the United States
Category:California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
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