Singapore at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Singapore competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, for its first time at the Commonwealth Games. It was represented by three athletes, competing in two sports. It won two gold medals from weightlifting.

Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Tan Ser Cher Weightlifting 60kg Combined 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. AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankTan Ser Cher60kg Combined685 pounds Tan Howe Liang67.5kg Combined443 pounds347 pounds1790 pounds

Athletics Men Track events AthleteEventQuarterfinal SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankTan Eng Yoon100 yards10.3did not advanceTriple Jump8

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