Michelle Li
Sports, East Asian, Badminton
Born in Hong Kong, Li moved to Canada with her family in 1997 where she started playing badminton at a young age. Just at the age of 25, Michelle Li has been deemed the most successful Canadian female badminton player. In 2014 for example, Li became the first Canadian woman to ever win a gold medal for badminton singles at the Common Wealth Games. She also won a gold medal in 2011 at her debut Pan Am Games.