Singapore competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
The Singapore National Olympic Council sent a total of sixteen athletes to the Games, six men and ten women, to compete in six different sports. The nation's team size was roughly denser from Sydney by two athletes, being considered its largest delegation since the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. For the first time in its Olympic history, Singapore was represented by more female than male athletes. Eight Singaporean athletes had previously competed in Sydney four years earlier; five of which were swimmers, including four-time Olympian and multiple-time Southeast Asian Games champion Joscelin Yeo. Meanwhile, badminton player Ronald Susilo was appointed by the council to carry the Singaporean flag in the opening ceremony.
Singapore, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in Athens since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where Tan Howe Liang claimed silver in men's weightlifting. Table tennis player Li Jiawei narrowly missed the nation's first ever medal in 44 years, after losing out her match against South Korea's Kim Kyung-Ah for the bronze.
Athletics
Singaporean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankPoh Seng Song100 m10.757Did not advance
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionZhang GuirongShot put16.5824Did 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
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRonald SusiloMen's singlesW 15–12, 15–10W 15–11, 15–6L 10–15, 1–15Did not advanceJiang YanmeiWomen's singlesL 9–11, 4–11Did not advanceLi LiL 9–11, 4–11Did not advance
Sailing
Singaporean sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Stanley Tan Kheng SiongLaser322725303440413936DSQ1832237 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
Singapore has qualified a single shooter.
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankLee Wung YewTrap115=21Did not advance
Swimming
Singaporean swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMark Chay100 m freestyle52.8356Did not advance200 m freestyle1:54.7051Did not advanceGary Tan200 m individual medley2:08.4443Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChristel Bouvron200 m butterfly2:26.2132Did not advanceNicolette Teo100 m breaststroke1:12.8733Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:38.1730Did not advanceJoscelin Yeo100 m butterfly1:00.8127Did not advance200 m individual medley2:18.6119Did not advance
Table tennis
Four Singaporean table tennis players qualified for the following events.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJing JunhongWomen's singlesW 4–2L 1–4Did not advanceLi Jiaweicolspan=2 W 4–0W 4–2W 4–1L 3–4L 1-44Zhang XuelingW 4–1W 4–1W 4–2L 2–4Did not advanceJing JunhongLi JiaweiWomen's doublescolspan=3 L 3–4Did not advanceTan Paey FernZhang XuelingW 4–0W 4–1L 0–4Did not advance
See also Singapore at the 2002 Asian Games Singapore at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Singapore National Olympic Council