Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Singapore at the
2008 Summer Olympics

IOC code| SIN
NOC| Singapore National Olympic Council
Website| www.singaporeolympics.com
in Beijing
Competitors| 25 in 6 sports
Flag bearer | Li Jiawei
Medals
Ranked 70th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Singapore competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics[1] held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008.

The following athletes have qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, although the final selection of names for some events may change are dependent on the relevant sports bodies, and all athletes require approval from the Singapore National Olympic Council.[2]

On 17 August 2008, Singapore won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation in the women's table tennis team event, 48 years after its first medal (then as a British colony) – also a silver – by Tan Howe Liang in the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3][4][5]

## Medalists

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Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event

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Silver | Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Wang Yuegu | Table tennis | Women's team[5]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarter-final  | Semi-final  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Calvin Kang Li Loong | 100 m | 10.73  | 6  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Distance  | Position  | Distance  | Position
Zhang Guirong | Shot put | 16.23  | 29  | Did not advance

Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Badminton

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Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semi-final  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Ronald Susilo | Men's singles | Bye  |  Lee C W (MAS)
L 13–21, 14–21  | Did not advance
Xing Aiying | Women's singles |  Konon (BLR)
L 19–21, 12–21  | Did not advance
Jiang Yanmei
Li Yujia | Women's doubles | —  |  Lee /
Mangkalakiri (USA)
W 21–12, 21–12  |  Lee K-w /
Lee H-j (KOR)
L 15–21, 12–21  | Did not advance
Hendri Saputra
Li Yujia | Mixed doubles | —  |  Laybourn /
Juhl (DEN)
L 12–21, 14–21  | Did not advance

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Singapore had qualified the following boats for these Games.[6]

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Koh Seng Leong | Laser | 35  | 41  | 29  | 39  | ~~44
BFD~~ | 33  | 23  | 3  | 36  | CAN  | EL  | 239  | 26
Terence Koh
Xu Yuan Zhen | 470 | 15  | 17  | 18  | 19  | ~~30
OCS~~ | 8  | 10  | 19  | 27  | 26  | EL  | 159  | 22

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Race  | Net points  | Final rank

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | M*
Lo Man Yi | Laser Radial | 21  | 14  | 18  | 26  | 24  | ~~27~~ | 26  | 16  | 3  | CAN  | EL  | 128  | 25
Deborah Ong
Toh Liying | 470 | 17  | 17  | 15  | 18  | 18  | 18  | ~~20
OCS~~ | 16  | 19  | 18  | EL  | 156  | 19

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Points  | Rank  | Points  | Rank
Lee Wung Yew | Trap | 110  | 28  | Did not advance

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semi-final  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Tay Zhirong Bryan | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.41 NR | 41  | Did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semi-final  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Lynette Lim | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.30  | 28  | Did not advance
400 m freestyle | 4:17.67  | 30  | —  | Did not advance
800 m freestyle | 8:45.56  | 30  | —  | Did not advance
Quah Ting Wen | 100 m freestyle | 56.14  | 35  | Did not advance
400 m individual medley | 4:51.25  | 25  | —  | Did not advance
Tao Li | 100 m butterfly | 57.77  | 4 Q | 57.54  | 4 Q | 57.99  | 5
200 m butterfly | 2:12.63  | 26  | Did not advance
Nicolette Teo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.75  | 32  | Did not advance
200 m breaststroke | 2:34.60  | 35  | Did not advance

## Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Singles
Athlete  | Event  | Preliminary round  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Round 3  | Round 4  | Quarterfinals  | Semi-finals  | Final / BM

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Gao Ning | Men's singles | Bye  |  Tan Rw (CRO)
L 0–4  | Did not advance
Yang Zi | Bye  |  Freitas (POR)
W 4–2  |  Chuang C-Y (TPE)
W 4–3  |  Primorac (CRO)
L 2–4  | Did not advance
Feng Tianwei | Women's singles | Bye  |  Dang Y-S (KOR)
W 4–0  |  Li J (NED)
W 4–2  |  Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 1–4  | Did not advance
Li Jiawei | Bye  |  Boroš (CRO)
W 4–1  |  Lin (HKG)
W 4–3  |  Wang (USA)
W 4–1  |  Zhang Yn (CHN)
L 1–4  |  Guo Y (CHN)
L 2–4  | 4
Wang Yuegu | Bye  |  Wu X (DOM)
L 1–4  | Did not advance

Team
Athlete  | Event  | Group round  | Semi-finals  | Bronze playoff 1  | Bronze playoff 2  | Bronze medal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Rank  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Cai Xiaoli
Gao Ning
Yang Zi | Men's team | Group B
Germany (GER)
L 1 – 3
Croatia (CRO)
L 1 – 3
Canada (CAN)
W 3 – 0  | 3  | Did not advance
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Wang Yuegu | Women's team | Group B
United States (USA)
W 3 – 0
Netherlands (NED)
W 3 – 0
Nigeria (NGR)
W 3 – 0  | 1 Q |  South Korea (KOR)
W 3 – 2  | Bye  |  China (CHN)
L 0 – 3  |

## See also

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* Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

## References

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1. ^ Singapore National Olympic Council Archived 23 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ The Straits Times Interactive
3. ^ ir. "Olympics: First medal in 48 years for Singapore". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 22 November 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
4. ^ "Singapore into table tennis final". BBC. 15 August 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2008.
5. ^ a b "Olympics: Singapore paddlers settle for silver in women's team final". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008.
6. ^ "Singapore Sailing Federation". Archived from the original on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2008.

## External links

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