Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics
IOC code	SIN
NOC	Singapore National Olympic Council
Website	www.singaporeolympics.com
in Mexico City
Competitors	4 in 3 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
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Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports. ^[1]

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 metres

• Canagasabai Kunalan

1. First round : 10.4 s
2. Second round : 10.3 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Canagasabai Kunalan — Heats: 21.3 s (did not advance)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

One male shooter represented Singapore in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Loh Kok Heng — 566 points (→ 46th place)

50 m pistol

• Loh Kok Heng — 499 points (→ 66th place)

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

• Patricia Chan — did not start any of the six events she was entered

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Bantamweight

• Chye Hong-Tung

1. Press: 92.5 kg
2. Snatch: 87.5 kg
3. Jerk: 122.5 kg
4. Total: 302.5 kg (→ 12th place)

Featherweight

• Chua Phung Kim — disqualified

References

1. "Singapore at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports