Singapore at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 32 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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 Malaysia (1964) |
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Singapore competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Five competitors, all men, took part in three events in three sports.[1] This marked the first and only time Singapore competed at the Olympics as a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom under what would later become the national flag. Tan Howe Liang won the territory's first ever Olympic medal, its only medal until 2008.
Medalists
Silver
- Tan Howe Liang — weightlifting, men's lightweight
The following Singaporean athletes participated in the games:[2]
Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Cooke James Bryden
- Durcan Thomas Kevin
- Holiday Edward Gilbert
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
One shooter reperesented Singapore in 1960.
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Tan Howe Liang (2nd place)
References
- ↑ "Singapore at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ http://www.snoc.org.sg/files/OlympicGamesParticipants.pdf
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