Lee Lai Shan

Lee Lai Shan
BBS MBE
A wax figure of Lee at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong
Personal information
NicknameSan San
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 54)
Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)Mistral, Lechner, Raceboard
ClubWindsurfing Association of Hong Kong
Medal record
Women's windsurfing
Representing  Hong Kong
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Board (Mistral)
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Beijing Board (Mistral)
Silver medal – second place 1994 Hiroshima Board (Mistral)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Kashiwazaki Board (Mistral)
Silver medal – second place 1996 Haifa Board (Mistral)
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Port Elizabeth Board (Mistral)
Representing  Hong Kong[note 1][1]
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Board (Mistral)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan Board (Mistral)
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Fremantle Board (Mistral)
Gold medal – first place 2001 Varkiza Board (Mistral)
Silver medal – second place 1998 Brest Board (Mistral)
Silver medal – second place 2000 Mar del Plata Board (Mistral)
Lee Lai Shan
Traditional Chinese李麗珊
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéih Laih sāan
JyutpingLei5 Lai6 saan1

Lee Lai Shan BBS MBE (Chinese: 李麗珊, born 5 September 1970 in Cheung Chau, Hong Kong) is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning professional windsurfer from Hong Kong. She was the first athlete to win an Olympic medal representing Hong Kong. As of 2024, she is the still the only non-fencer to win an Olympic gold medal for Hong Kong.


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