Leslie Lam (table tennis)

Leslie "Les" Lam (Chinese: 林龍^[1]; Jyutping: Lam⁴ Lung⁴) is a Hong Kong-Canadian former Paralympian who won para table tennis medals, first at the 1972 Summer Paralympics representing Hong Kong and, four years later, at the 1976 Summer Paralympics representing Canada. He also competed in athletics, wheelchair basketball, and swimming in Paralympic Games from 1972 to 1984.^[2]

Leslie Lam
Born	British Hong Kong
Medal record Men's para table tennis Representing  Hong Kong Paralympic Games 1972 Heidelberg Singles 2 1972 Heidelberg Teams 3 Representing  Canada Paralympic Games 1976 Toronto Singles 2 1976 Toronto Teams 3

Leslie Lam
Traditional Chinese	林龍
Simplified Chinese	林龙
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lín Lóng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lam4 Lung4

He began using a wheelchair following a spinal cord injury at age 8.^[2] He graduated from the University of Toronto and worked as a pharmacist in the Greater Toronto Area.^[2] In 1999 he was inducted into the Canadian Disability Hall of Fame.^[3]

References

1. "光榮榜歷屆殘疾人士奧運會獎牌運動員" (PDF). Hong Kong Paralympic Committee & Sports Association for the Physically Disabled (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-12-14.
2. "About the founder". Leslam.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
3. "Previous Hall of Fame Inductees". Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons. Retrieved 2019-12-14.