Singapore at the Paralympics

Summary

Singapore began their participation in the Paralympic Games when a squad was sent to the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea. Despite winning no medals in the 1988 Summer Games, Singapore continued to send teams to the Summer Paralympics.[1] At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Singapore sent six athletes and came home with four medals. The 2008 Games was the first time Singapore has won a medal in any Paralympic competition.[2]

Singapore at the
Paralympics
IPC codeSIN
NPCSingapore Disability Sports Council
Medals
Gold
5
Silver
2
Bronze
4
Total
11
Summer appearances

Medal tables edit

Summer Paralympics edit

Medals by Summer Games edit

GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  2020 Tokyo2002
  2008 Beijing1124
  2012 London0112
  2016 Rio de Janeiro2013
Totals (4 entries)52411

Medals by Summer Sports edit

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
  Swimming5117
  Equestrian0134
Totals (2 entries)52411

List of medalists edit

Medal Name Games Sport Event Date
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu   2008 Beijing   Swimming Women's 50 metre backstroke S3 15 September
  Silver Yip Pin Xiu   2008 Beijing   Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle S3 13 September
  Bronze Laurentia Tan   2008 Beijing   Equestrian Individual championship test grade Ia 9 September
  Bronze Laurentia Tan   2008 Beijing   Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade Ia 11 September
  Silver Laurentia Tan   2012 London   Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade Ia 4 September
  Bronze Laurentia Tan   2012 London   Equestrian Individual championship test grade Ia 2 September
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Swimming Women's 100 metre backstroke S2 9 September
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Swimming Women's 50 metre backstroke S2 16 September
  Bronze Theresa Goh Rui Si   2016 Rio de Janeiro   Swimming Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB4 12 September
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu   2020 Tokyo  Swimming Women’s 100 metre backstroke S2 25 August
  Gold Yip Pin Xiu   2020 Tokyo  Swimming Women’s 50 metre backstroke S2 2 September

References edit

  1. ^ "Did you know? Singapore first participated in the Paralympic Games in 1988". Singapore Disability Sports Council. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ Keong, Chia Han (23 August 2021). "Paralympics: Singaporean medal winners at the Games". sg.news.yahoo.com. Yahoo! News. Retrieved 26 August 2021.