Singapore at the 1988 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | SIN |
NPC | Singapore Disability Sports Council |
in Seoul | |
Competitors | 8 in 2 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Singapore competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. Eight competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports (athletics and swimming), and did not place in the medal table. [1] [2]
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. [3] [4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability. [5]
Name | Event and disability code | Round reached | Position | Result |
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Ng Hoe Chye | Men's 200m 5-6 | First round heats | 36.98 secs [6] | |
Men's 400m 5-6 | First round heats | 1:16.04 mins [7] | ||
Ong Bah Lee | Women's 200m 3 | First round heats | 44.26 secs [8] | |
Women's 400m 3 | Finals | 8th | 1:30.63 mins [9] | |
Women's 800m 3 | Finals | 6th | 3:14.86 mins [10] | |
Raja Singh | Men's 200m 2 | First round heats | 36.82 secs [11] | |
Men's 800m 2 | First round heats | 2:30.06 mins [12] | ||
Men's 1500m 2 | Semifinal heats | 4:43.22 mins [13] | ||
Men's marathon 2 | Finals | 18th | 2:20:43 hrs [14] | |
Thanapal Sinniah | Men's discus throw 5 | Finals | 8th | 24.40 metres [15] |
Men's marathon 5-6 | Finals | 17th | 3:33:56 hrs [16] | |
Tan Kian Meng William [17] | Men's 400m 4 | Semifinal heats | 1:10.29 mins [18] | |
Men's 800m 4 | First round heats | 2:20.49 mins [19] | ||
Men's 1500m 4 | Semifinal heats | 4:38.22 mins [20] | ||
Men's 5000m 4 | Semifinal heats | 16:27.66 mins [21] | ||
Men's marathon 4 | Finals | 14th | 2:13:42 hrs [22] | |
Tang See Chong | Men's 200m 3 | Semifinal heats | 35.57 secs [23] | |
Men's 400m 3 | Semifinal heats | 1:08.34 mins [24] | ||
Men's 800m 3 | First round heats | 2:37.73 mins [25] | ||
Men's marathon 3 | Finals | 9th | 2:07:38 hrs [26] | |
Derek Yzelman | Men's 100m 5-6 | Finals | 7th | 17.49 secs [27] |
Men's 400m 5-6 | Semifinal heats | 1:07.67 mins [7] | ||
Men's 800m 5-6 | First round heats | 2:17.96 mins [28] | ||
Men's 1500m 5-6 | First round heats | 4:26.34 mins [29] | ||
Men's marathon 5-6 | Finals | 13th | 2:21:15 hrs [16] | |
Name | Event and disability code | Round reached | Position | Result |
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Thanapal Sinniah | Men's 100m freestyle 5 | First round heats | 1:35.32 mins [30] | |
Yong Phen Chong | Men's 50m breaststroke B1 | First round heats | 47.21 secs [31] | |
Men's 100m breaststroke B1 | First round heats | 1:47.15 mins [32] | ||
Men's 100m butterfly B1 | Finals | 8th | 1:59.15 mins [33] | |
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