Singapore at the 1982 Asian Games

Singapore at the 1982 Asian Games
IOC code	SIN
NOC	Singapore National Olympic Council
Website	www.singaporeolympics.com  (in English)
in New Delhi
Medals Ranked 16th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
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Singapore participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India from 19 November to 4 December 1982. Singapore ranked 16th with 1 gold and 2 bronze medals with a total of 3 over-all medals. ^[1]

Singapore sent 64 athletes to compete in New Delhi. ^[2] National water polo team coach, Tan Eng Bock, was assigned as chef de mission for the contingent. On the eve of the games, Tan revealed the target of meeting the same number of medals at the 1978 Asian Games, two golds, one bronze and four silver medals. ^[2]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Ang Peng Siong	Swimming	100 m men's freestyle
Bronze	Ang Peng Siong	Swimming	100 m men's butterfly
Bronze	Lai May May Gillian Chee Mavis Ee Chan Mui Pin	Swimming	4 × 100 m women's freestyle relay

Field Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games

Team	Event	Group Stage						Semifinal / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Singapore women's	Women's tournament	South Korea L 0–5	Malaysia L 0–1	Japan L 0–1	Hong Kong W 4–1	India L 0–3	5	Did not advance		5

Women's tournament

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
India	5	5	0	0	37	1	+36	10
South Korea	5	3	1	1	17	8	+9	7
Malaysia	5	3	1	1	7	6	+1	7
Japan	5	2	0	3	15	8	+7	4
Singapore	5	1	0	4	4	11	−7	2
Hong Kong	5	0	0	5	1	47	−46	0

21 November South Korea   5–0   Singapore Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

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22 November Malaysia   1–0   Singapore Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

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23 November Japan   1–0   Singapore Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

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25 November Singapore   4–1   Hong Kong Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

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26 November India   3–0   Singapore Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1982 Asian Games

Summary

Key:

• FT – After full time.
• P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Singapore men's	Men's tournament	Saudi Arabia W 27–4	Japan L 6–15	Bangladesh W 24–4	2 Q	China L 5–25	India L 7–8	4

Men's tournament

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Japan	3	3	0	0	70	7	+63	6
2	Singapore	3	2	0	1	57	23	+34	4
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	17	60	−43	2
4	Bangladesh	3	0	0	3	15	69	−54	0

Source: Results

20 November	Singapore	27–4	Saudi Arabia	Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

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21 November	Japan	15–6	Singapore	Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

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23 November	Singapore	24–4	Bangladesh	Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

Semifinals

24 November	China	25–5	Singapore	Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

Bronze medal match

28 November	Singapore	7–8	India	Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

References

1. "OVER ALL MEDAL STANDINGS - NEW DELHI 1982". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
2. "NOW, FOR SCAPEGOATS". Singapore Monitor. 4 December 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 23 August 2022.