Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

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 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Silver	Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu	Table tennis	Women's team[5]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarter-final		Semi-final		Final
		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
		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

Main article: Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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

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
		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
		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

Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Lee Wung Yew	Trap	110	28	Did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		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
		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

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
		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
		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

• Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

References

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. "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

• Team Singapore Beijing 2008 Olympics Microsite
• SSC Team Singapore Beijing 2008 Olympics