Robyn Lamsam

Robyn Claire Lamsam (Chinese: 伍劭斌; born 4 August 1977) is a swimmer who represented Hong Kong at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Robyn Lamsam Convery
Personal information
National teamHong Kong Hong Kong
Born (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977
Hong Kong
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
Medal record
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima 4x100 freestyle relay
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima 50m freestyle

Lamsam started swimming when she was seven years old at the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club,[2] and would go on to break 21 Hong Kong National Swimming records.[3]

Lamsam was still just 14 years old when she competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, she was the youngest of the 38 athletes and only female swimmer who represented Hong Kong at those Games,[4] she competed in four swimming events, first up was the 100 metre freestyle where she swam in 59.26 seconds and finished in 37th place out of 48 swimmers.[5] The next day she swam in the 200 metre freestyle and ended the race in 30th place out of 37,[6] Lamsam also went on to finish in 30th place in the 400 metre freestyle,[7] then four days before her fifteenth birthday she swam in the 50 metre freestyle and finished with a time of 27.40 seconds and ended in 36th place out of the 50 swimmers.[8]

Two years at her Olympic appearance, Lamsam competed at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima and returned with a silver medal in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay and a bronze medal in the 50 metre freestyle.[3]

In 1997 she received the Badge of Honour in recognition of her achievements and contributions to sport in Hong Kong.[3]

Lamsam attended the University of Queensland and gained a degree in journalism and a honours degree in Asian studies,[9] she would go on to become a freelance master of ceremonies, hosting a range of important events in Hong Kong, Macau and China.[3]

Roy Lamsam, former cricketer, is her younger brother.

In addition to the Thai-Hakka Lamsam family on her father side, she is a member of the Kotewall family (through her mother Kim Fenton Lamsam and maternal grandmother Patricia Kotewall Fenton) and the Fenton family (through her maternal grandfather John Cecil Fenton).[10][11] She has a son, Kyle Patrick, with her husband Marc Convery.[12] English actor and producer Max Minghella is her second cousin through the Kotewalls. Sir Robert Kotewall is her great-grandfather.

References
  1. "Robyn Lamsam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Robyn's tough road to success". scmp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "Robyn Lamsam". spreadhopehk.org. Archived from [spreadhopehk.org/portfolio_page/robyn-lamsam/ the original] on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 5 November 2017. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. "Hong Kong at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Finals" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 373. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 200m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. pp. 373–374. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 400m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 374. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  8. "Barcelona 1992: Swimming – Women's 50m Freestyle Heats" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 372. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  9. "2 minutes with Robyn Lamsam". scmp.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. "The Fentons".
  11. "Covid-19 Robyn Lamsam".
  12. "'I have never felt so lonely': The pain of family separation". 30 May 2020.
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