Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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Singapore at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
Flag of Singapore.svg
IPC codeSIN
NPCSingapore National Paralympic Council
in Beijing
Competitors6 in 4 sports
Medals
Ranked 46th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

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
 Gold Yip Pin Xiu Swimming Women's 50m Backstroke S3 15 September
 Silver Yip Pin Xiu Swimming Women's 50m Freestyle S3 13 September
 Bronze Laurentia Tan Equestrian Individual Championship Test Grade 1A 9 September
 Bronze Laurentia Tan Equestrian Individual Freestyle Test Grade 1A 11 September

Sports[]

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
T52 400m 1:29.89 13 Did not advance

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Horse Event Total
Score Rank
Laurentia Tan Nothing To Lose Mixed individual championship test grade Ia 68.800 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Mixed individual freestyle test grade Ia 70.167 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

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

  • - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
  • - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Women[]

Athlete Class Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Theresa Goh S5 50m freestyle 53.67 13 Did not advance
100m freestyle 1:33.20 6 Q 1:32.92 6
200m freestyle 3:18.51 4 Q 3:14.22 4
Yip Pin Xiu S3 50m freestyle 57.04 WR 1 Q 57.43 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50m backstroke 57.92 WR 1 Q 58.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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 (19 September 2008). "Warm Welcome, Paralympians Receive Fans' Support". Singapore Sports Council. Retrieved 14 December 2008.[dead link]
  6. ^ "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition" Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, International Association for Disabled Sailing, 16 July 2008

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