Singapore at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Singapore at the
1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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in Cardiff, Wales
Medals
Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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Total
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

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

Weightlifting[]

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
Result Rank Result Rank
Tan Ser Cher 60kg Combined 685 pounds 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Tan Howe Liang 67.5kg Combined 443 pounds 347 pounds 1 790 pounds 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Athletics[]

Men
Track events
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Tan Eng Yoon 100 yards 10.3 Did not advance
Triple Jump 48 ft 9+14 in (14.87 m) 8

References[]

  1. ^ "SPORTING GLORY" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Singapore National Olympic Council". 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  3. ^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1959). Colony of Singapore Annual Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 320.
  4. ^ "Tan Howe Liang | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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