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Li Khai-kam

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Johnny Li Khai-kam
Born (1966-07-16) 16 July 1966 (age 58)
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
OccupationSwimmer
Known forRepresenting Hong Kong at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics
Children
  • Jane Li (李澄)
  • Tiffany Li (李怡)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese李啟淦[1]
Simplified Chinese李启淦
Hanyu PinyinLĭ Qĭgàn
Yale RomanizationLeih Kái-gam
JyutpingLei5
Kai2
gam3

Johnny Li Khai-kam (born 16 July 1966 in Hong Kong)[citation needed] is a two-time Hong Kong Olympic swimmer in the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.[2] In 1981, he set the Hong Kong age group record for 14-year-olds in the 100 metres freestyle at British Swimming's Age Group Championships, a record which stood until 2005 when it was broken by Geoffrey Cheah.[3]

Li also had a minor career as a television actor with TVB. In 2013 he appeared in three episodes of Ghetto Justice II, and later in one episode of Triumph in the Skies II in the role of the swimming coach of Him Law's character.[4]

Personal life

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Li graduated from Wah Yan College in Wan Chai in 1983, and went on to study at UC Berkeley.[1] While a student there, he married Commercial Radio Hong Kong DJ Sandy Lamb [zh] in 1987 after learning that she was pregnant with his first daughter, whom they named Jane [zh].[5] Lamb moved to California to be with Li.[6] The couple went on to have another daughter Tiffany, but divorced in 1992.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "PSA Council 2004-05". Wah Yan College H.K. Past Students Association. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  2. ^ Lam, S.F.; Julian W. Chang (2006). The Quest for Gold: Fifty Years of Amateur Sports in Hong Kong, 1947-1997. Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 9622097669.
  3. ^ Powell, Jonathan (11 August 2005). "Teen swimmer makes waves at UK meet". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "林珊珊前夫拍《衝II》" [Sandy Lamb's ex-husband appears in "Triumph II"]. Apple Daily. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  5. ^ "任性媽奉子成婚". Oriental Daily. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  6. ^ "當時她年紀真的小". Headline News. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  7. ^ "林珊珊女兒行舊路" [Sandy Lamb's daughter walks a well-trodden path]. Apple Daily. 4 June 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  8. ^ "娃娃臉有著數 珊珊受天王寵愛". Wen Wei Po. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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