Kimberly Lim

Lim Min (born 26 August 1996), known as Kimberly Lim, is a Singaporean sailor. She was a multiple medalist in various sailing classes in various editions of the Asian Games and also the champion of the Optimist World Championships in 2011.[2] She participated in the 2020 Summer Olympics.[1]

For the Singaporean netball player with the same name, see Kimberly Lim (netball).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.
Kimberly Lim
Personal information
Birth nameLim Min
NationalitySingapore
Born (1996-08-26) 26 August 1996[1]
Singapore
Sailing career
Class(es)49erFX, 420, 470, Optimist
Medal record
Women's sailing
Representing  Singapore
420 World Championships
Gold medal – first place2014 Germany U18420
Silver medal – second place2013 Spain420
Silver medal – second place2013 Spain U18420
Silver medal – second place2014 Germany420
Optimist World Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 NapierOptimist
Optimist Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2011Optimist
Gold medal – first place2010Optimist
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta–Palembang49er FX
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon420
Gold medal – first place2010 Guangzhou420
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouOptimist
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Myanmar420

Early life

Lim studied in CHIJ Katong Convent Primary School then at Tanjong Katong Girls' School.[3]

She started sailing at 10 and started racing a year later.[2]

Sailing career

Optimist

Lim won her first sailing event at the Optimist Australian Championships 2009 in the Optimist class, placing first at the girls' event and second at the overall event.[2]

In the 2010 Optimist Asian Championships, Lim won the championship, tying in points with second placed Carlos Robles Lorente but winning more races than him. She also won the silver medal in the team racing event with the Singapore team.[4]

Her success at the Optimist Asian Championships continued in 2011 when she won the championship again.[5]

At the 2010 Asian Games, Lim won the silver medal in the Optimist class.[6]

In the 2011 Optimist World Championships, Lim won the gold medal in the girl event.[7] She was also part of the racing team for the Nation's Cup (Miami Herald Trophy) and won the gold medal also.[8]

420

At the 2013 Southeast Asian Games held at Myanmar, Lim won the gold medal in the 420 class.[9]

In 2013, Lim with her sailing crew, Savannah Siew won a silver medal in both the Open and U18 categories at the 420 World Championships.[10] Together with Siew, she won the silver medal in the Open category and the gold medal in the U18 category in the 2014 420 World Championships.

Lim's success continued at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games where she won the gold medal in the 420 class with Siew. However, after the Asian Games, both Lim and Siew changed sailing class, with Lim changing to the 49er FX and Siew to the 470 class.[11]

49erFX

In 2016, Lim and her teammate, Cecilia Low, participated in the Sailing World Cup in the 49erFX class but without much success, coming in at 8th at Hyeres and 12th at Miami.

With a new coach, Fernando Kuo, Lim and Low came in third at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia sailing regatta held at Palma de Mallorca, Spain in 2017.[12]

In the 2017 Sailing World Cup series, Lim and Low finished in ninth place at Hyères, France.[13] With the results from Trofeo Princesa Sofia, both were able to compete at the Sailing World Cup Final held in Santander. They eventually finished in seventh place.[13]

In 2018, Lim and Low won the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games in the 49erFX class with one race to spare.[14]

In 2021, Lim and Low participated at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the 49erFX class.[15] The pair became the first Singaporean sailors to participate in a medal race in the Olympics and finished 10th, the best result in sailing for Singapore.[15]

Awards
  • 2011/2012 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award Sportsboy/Sportsgirl
  • 2011 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award (Sportboy/Sportgirl Team)
  • 2014 Singapore Sports Award - (Team of the Year) - Won with Siew for sailing in the 420 class.
  • 2015 Singapore Sports Award - Meritorious Award (Team of the Year)

References
  1. "Sailing: LIM Kimberly Min". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. "Sailor Series: Kimberly Lim". Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. "Annual Singapore Inter-Schools Sailing Championship Wraps Up". sail-world.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. "Sailor Kimberly Lim is new 2010 Asian Optimist champion". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  5. "S'porean teen clinches world sailing championship". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  6. "Team Singapore Athletes Rewarded For Medal Haul". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. "2011 Optimist Worlds- Singapore's Kimberly Lim is new World Champion". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  8. "Sailing: Kimberly Lim wins Optimist World crown; Singapore sweep all titles". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  9. "SEA Games: Singapore sailors bag five golds, two silvers and five bronzes in Myanmar". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  10. "Sailing: Kimberly and Savannah win silver for S'pore at 420 World Championships". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  11. "Win-lose, all in the family". Asiaone. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. "No reign in Spain, but sailors get buzz from bronze finish". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  13. "Singapore's Kimberly Lim & Cecilia Low finish seventh at Sailing World Cup". Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  14. "Asian Games: Singapore sailors Kimberly Lim and Cecilia Low secure gold in women's 49erFX with one race to spare". Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  15. Auto, Hermes (3 August 2021). "Olympics: Sailors Kimberly Lim, Cecilia Low finish 10th in 49er FX, Singapore's best result at Games". The Straits Times. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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