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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 33)
London, England
ResidenceSt 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  Mauritius
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Brazzaville Women's singles
Africa Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Nicola Chan-Lam (born 4 November 1991) is a former English badminton player who 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]

Personal life

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Chan-Lam lives in St Albans and works in London. [3][6]

Achievements

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All African Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2015 Gymnase Étienne Mongha,
Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Nigeria Grace Gabriel 9–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

References

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  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. ^ a b "Participants: Nicki Chan-Lam". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Newsletter du Mois de Septembre 2013 Road to Rio". Africa Badminton. Badminton Confederation Africa. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Jeux Africains 2015 Lafrique du Sud Termine en Tete du Tournoi de Badminton". www.africatopsports.com (in French). Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Examiner Community Awards 2017: Meet the nominees for Sports Personality". www.examiner.co.uk. Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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