Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Singapore at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
IPC code SIN
NPC Singapore Disability Sports Council
in Beijing
Competitors 6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Desiree Lim, Theresa Goh
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances

Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, represented by six athletes competing in four sports: swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics.[1] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to be Desiree Lim, a sailor.[2] However, as the sailing events were held in Qingdao, it was Theresa Goh (swimming) who was the flagbearer on that day. The 2008 Summer Paralympics marked the first time Singapore had won a Paralympic medal of any kind.

Yip Pin Xiu won two medals for swimming; gold in the women's 50 meter backstroke S3 and silver in the women's 50 meter freestyle S3.[3] Laurentia Tan won two bronze medals in equestrian.[4] Due to the efforts by the medal winners, Yip was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and Tan awarded the Public Service Medal.[5]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldYip Pin XiuSwimmingWomen's 50m Backstroke S315 September
 SilverYip Pin XiuSwimmingWomen's 50m Freestyle S313 September
 BronzeLaurentia TanEquestrianIndividual Championship Test Grade 1A9 September
 BronzeLaurentia TanEquestrianIndividual Freestyle Test Grade 1A11 September

Sports

Athletics

Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Chee Keong Eric Ting T52 400m 1:29.89 13 Did not advance

Equestrian

Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Laurentia Tan Nothing To Lose Mixed individual championship test grade Ia 68.800 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia 70.167 3rd, bronze medalist(s)

Sailing

Singaporeans will compete in the following event in sailing:[6]

  • Lim Kok Liang Desiree - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
  • Tan Wei Qiang Jovin - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18

Swimming

Women

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent" Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Singapore Sports Council, 10 July 2008
  2. ↑ "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent" Archived 11 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine., Singapore Sports Council, 10 July 2008
  3. ↑ "Singapore swimmer Yip clinches gold in 50m backstroke", Channel NewsAsia, 15 September 2008, retrieved on 13 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Jeanette Wang (12 September 2008). "Bronze once again: Tan can't hear music but she and horse 'dance' their way to 2nd medal". The Straits Times (Sport). p. B21. .
  5. ↑ Tan, Joshua; Jenny Yeap (2008-09-19). "Warm Welcome, Paralympians Receive Fans' Support". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
  6. ↑ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition", International Association for Disabled Sailing, 16 July 2008

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