Singapore at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Singapore at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Singapore at the; 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	SIN
in Cardiff, Wales
Medals	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 2
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
	1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

Singapore competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, for its first time at the Commonwealth Games.^[1] It was represented by three athletes, competing in two sports. It won two gold medals from weightlifting.^[2]^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Tan Ser Cher	Weightlifting	60kg Combined
Gold	Tan Howe Liang	Weightlifting	67.5kg Combined

Tan Howe Liang broke the world record by lifting 347 pounds in the Clean & Jerk portion in the 67.5kg Combined weight event.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Tan Ser Cher	60kg Combined					685 pounds
Tan Howe Liang	67.5kg Combined	443 pounds		347 pounds	1	790 pounds

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tan Eng Yoon	100 yards	10.3		did not advance
	Triple Jump					48 ft 9+1⁄4 in (14.87 m)	8

^ "SPORTING GLORY" (PDF).
^ "Singapore National Olympic Council". 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1959). Colony of Singapore Annual Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 320.
^ "Tan Howe Liang | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 September 2021.

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