Singapore debuted in the Olympics in 1948 but did not gain a medal. Since then, Singapore has participated in every Olympics edition except the 1980 Summer Olympics. The delegation won its first medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics when Tan Howe Liang gained silver in the Men's 67.5 kg event in weightlifting. The delegation won its first gold medal when Joseph Schooling succeeded in the Men's 100 meter butterfly in the 2016 Summer Olympics, also beating an Olympic record previously won by Michael Phelps. Overall, Singapore has won a gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze medals.
History
Singapore debuted in the Olympics as a British colony in 1948 when a sole representative, Lloyd Valberg, competed in the men's high jump; Valberg gained 14th place. Since then, Singapore has taken part in every Olympics edition except the 1980 Summer Olympics, when the country was one of many to boycott the event. In the 1960 Summer Olympics, Tan Howe Liang gained silver in the Men's 67.5 kg event in weightlifting despite feeling intense pain in his legs before the final lift. The next medal Singapore gained was in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, and Wang Yuegu gained a silver medal in the Women's team event in table tennis. Four years later, the same trio gained bronze in the same event. Feng, at the same edition, gained bronze in Women's singles. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Joseph Schooling won a gold medal when he succeeded in the Men's 100 meter butterfly. This result beat Michael Phelps' Olympic record in the event. In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Max Maeder won bronze in the Men's Formula Kite in sailing.
List of medalists
A total of seven athletes, three of them partaking in a trio, have won one gold medal, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. +Medals won at the Summer OlympicsName(s)MedalSportEventYearLocation WeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg1960 Rome, Italy Table tennisWomen's team2008 Beijing, China Table tennisWomen's team 2012 London, United Kingdom Table tennisWomen's singles SwimmingMen's 100 meter butterfly2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil SailingMen's Formula Kite2024 Paris, France
Summer Youth Olympics Nine medals have been credited to Singapore from the Youth Olympic Games: two are gold, three are silver, and four are bronze. +Medals won at the Summer Youth OlympicsName(s)MedalSportEventYearLocation Football Boys' tournament 2010 Singapore SailingGirls' Windsurfing SwimmingBoys' 50 meter backstroke Table tennisWomen's singles TaekwondoBoys' 55 kg TaekwondoGirls' 55 kg SailingBoys' One Person Dinghy 2014 Nanjing, China SailingGirls' One Person Dinghy ShootingGirls' 10 meter air rifle
Other medalists Mixed-NOCs medalists Singapore has two medals from participants in a mixed team; the delegation gained one silver medal and one bronze medal. +Medals won at the Summer Youth OlympicsName(s)MedalSportEventYearLocation ArcheryMixed team2010 SingaporeShootingMixed teams' 10 meter air pistol2014 Nanjing, China
Medal tally by sport
Summer Olympics +Medal tally by sport (Summer Olympics)SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Table tennis0123 Swimming1001 Weightlifting0101 Sailing0011Total1236 Summer Youth Olympics +Medal tally by sport (Summer Youth Olympics)SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Sailing2013 Taekwondo0022 Swimming0101 Table tennis0101 Shooting0101 Football0011Total2349
Mixed-NOCs participation +Medal tally by sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Shooting0101 Archery0011Total0112
Medal tally by individual +Medal tally by individualPerson(s)GoldSilverBronzeTotal, , and 01121001010100110011 Total 1 2 3 6 Multiple medalists According to official data of the International Olympic Committee, this is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for Singapore: – Still an active competitor +Multi-medalistsAthleteSportYearsGamesGender Total Table tennis 2008–present Summer Women 0 1 2 3 Table tennis 2000–2012 Summer Women 0 1 1 2 Table tennis 2005–2012 Summer Women 0 1 1 2
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