Singapore at the 1998 Asian Games

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Singapore at the
1998 Asian Games
Flag of Singapore.svg
IOC code SIN
NOC Singapore National Olympic Council
Website www.singaporeolympics.com  (in English)
in Bangkok
Medals
Ranked 17th
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
9
Total
14
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Singapore participated in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6, 1998 to December 20, 1998. Athletes from Singapore succeeded in winning two golds, three silvers and nine bronzes, making total fourteen medals. Singapore finished seventeenth in a medal table. [1]

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1998 Asian Games 13th edition of the Asian Games

The 1998 Asian Games, officially known as the 13th Asian Games and the XIII Asiad, was an Asian multi-sport event celebrated in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to 20, 1998, with 377 events in 36 sports and disciplines participated by 6,554 athletes across the continent. The football event commenced on 30 November 1998, a week earlier than the opening ceremony.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Siew Shaw Her
Colin Ng
Sailing Men's 420
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Joan Huang
Naomi Tan
Sailing Women's 420
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Jesmine Ho Bowling Women's masters
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Tan Tiong Boon Cue sports Eight-ball singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Anthony Kiong Sailing OK Dinghy
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Grace Young
Alice Tay
Jesmine Ho
Bowling Women's trios
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Roy Tay Sailing Men's Optimist
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tan Wearn Haw
Charles Lim
Sailing Men's 470
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Tracey Tan Sailing Women's Europe
Bronze medal icon.svg BronzeEddie Abdul Kadir
Herwan Abdul Wahid
Mohd Nazri Abdullah
Nurhisham Adam
Raffi Buang
Raimon Budin
Irwan Kamis
Mohd Fami Mohamed
Mislan Munjari
Shamon Sabtu
Shamsaimon Sabtu
Ahmad Yasin
Sepak takraw Men's team
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Chng Seng Mok
Lee Wung Yew
Tan Chee Keong
Shooting Men's double trap team
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Mah Li Lian Squash Women's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Della Lee Squash Women's singles
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Picasso Tan Wushu Men's nanquan

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References

  1. "Over all medal standings Bangkok 1998". Olympic Council of Asia . ocasia.org. Archived from the original on June 16, 2010. Retrieved June 5, 2011.