Lim Heem Wei

Lim Heem Wei (born 12 April 1989) is a Singapore artistic gymnast.[1] Lim represented Singapore in the London Olympic Games and the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] Wei is the first Singaporean gymnast to qualify for the Olympic Games.[4] She achieved forty-fifth position in the women's artistic qualification event.[5]

Lim Heem Wei
Country represented Singapore
Born (1989-04-12) 12 April 1989
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
GymHigh Performance Training Centre
Head coach(es)Yuan Kexia & Zhao Qun
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiBalance Beam
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 DohaTeam
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2005 ManilaTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 ThailandTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 PalembangTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 HanoiTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 HanoiBalance Beam
Silver medal – second place2011 PalembangFloor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place2011 PalembangAll-Around
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim.

Lim retired from the sport in 2014.[6] Subsequently, Lim returned as a judge during the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.[7]

References
  1. "BBC Sport - Commonwealth Games 2010: Gymnastics results". news.bbc.co.uk. 30 September 2010.
  2. "Lessons aplenty from S'pore's 2008 silver". My Paper. asiaone. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 - Heem Wei LIM Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. "About Heem Wei". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  5. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lim Heem Wei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. "Gymnastics: Lim Heem Wei retires from Singapore national team". The Straits Times. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  7. Low, Lin Fhoong (26 August 2017). "SEA Games: Lim Heem Wei back on the gymnastics floor, as a judge". Today. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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