Timothy Lam (born 24 August 1997) is an American badminton player and coach.[2] He competed at the 2019 Pan American Games finished in the quarter-finals stage.[1] In 2021, Lam was confirmed as qualifying to compete for the US at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[3]

Timothy Lam
林恩偕
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 26)
Hong Kong
ResidenceCalifornia, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking85 (MS 4 May 2021)
401 (MD with Antonio Li 10 September 2019)
Current ranking87 (MS 8 June 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan Am Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Santo Domingo Mixed team
Pan Am Men's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Salvador Men's team
Pan Am Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guatemala City Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2014 Guatemala City Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Guatemala City Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Guatemala City Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements edit

Pan Am Junior Championships edit

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala   Samuel Ricketts 22–20, 21–13   Gold

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Justin Ma   Samuel Ricketts
  Sean Wilson
18–21, 16–21   Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gimnasio Teodoro Palacios Flores,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
  Annie Xu   Darren Yang
  Victoria Chen
17–21, 16–21   Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 4 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 Guatemala International   Kevin Cordón 12–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2018 Bahrain International   Ade Resky Dwicahyo 13–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2019 Carebaco International   Sam Parsons 13–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2019 Zambia International   Youcef Sabri Medel 21–13, 21–7   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Carebaco International   Antonio Li   Gareth Henry
  Samuel Ricketts
9–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Personal life edit

Lam graduated in 2018 in accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) in Pomona, California.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Participants: Lam Timothy". lima2019.pe. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Timothy LAM Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Pan Am Players Prequalified – Tokyo 2020". www.badmintonpanam.org. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Cal Poly Pomona Alum Timothy Lam to Compete in Olympic Games". PolyCentric. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.

External links edit