Nicki Chan-Lam

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Nicki Chan-Lam
Personal information
Birth nameNicola Chan Lam
CountryMauritius
Born (1991-11-04) 4 November 1991 (age 31)
London, England
Residence St Albans, England
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking230 (2 Jun 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Women's singles
Africa Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Algiers Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Nicola Chan-Lam (born 4 November 1991) is a former English badminton player and later represented Mauritius. [1] Chan-Lam competed for Mauritius at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] She was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. [4] In 2015, she won a bronze medal in the women's singles event and a gold medal in the mixed team event at the African Games. [5]

Contents

Personal life

Lives in St Albans and works in London [3] [6]

Achievements

All African Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Gymnase Étienne Mongha,
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel 9–21, 10–21 Med 3.png Bronze

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References

  1. "Players: Nicki Chan-Lam". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. "Nicola Chan Lam Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Participants: Nicki Chan-Lam". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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