Singapore at the 2007 SEA Games

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Singapore at the
2007 Southeast Asian Games
Flag of Singapore.svg
IOC code SIN
NOC Singapore National Olympic Council
Website www.singaporeolympics.com  (in English)
in Nakhon Ratchasima
Competitors442 in 35 sports
Flag bearer Lee Yen Hui Kendrick
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
43
Silver
43
Bronze
41
Total
127
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

Singapore participated in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games (SEA) which were held in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 6 to 16 December 2007. [1]

Contents

Singapore won a record 43 gold medals at the SEA Games. [2]

Participation details

Singapore sent a total contingent of 658 to the 2007 SEA Games: of 442 competitors and 216 officials. The largest contingent ever sent to an away games, they participated in 35 of the 45 sports in the games.

Participation and medal targets
SportCompetitorsGold Medal TargetGold Medals in previous games
Archery 160
Aquatics 22 (Swimming), 13 (Water polo)8 (Swimming), 1 (Water polo)13 (Swimming), 1 (Water polo)
Athletics 243
Badminton 200
Basketball 12Not held
Billiards and Snooker 101
Bodybuilding 42
Bowling 120
Canoeing/Kayaking 40
Cycling 30
Dancesport 20
Equestrian 50
Fencing 271
Football 290
Golf 50
Gymnastics 122
Hockey 32Not held
Judo 60
Karatedo 20
Lawn bowls 50
Muay Thai 3Did not participate
Pencak Silat 1431
Pétanque 40
Polo 6Not held
Rowing 20
Rugby 24Not held
Sailing 2547
Sepaktakraw 100
Shooting 20 (shooting), 8 (skeet and trap)53
Softball 340
Squash 2Did not participate
Table tennis 106
Taekwondo 30
Triathlon 51
Wushu 71

No athletes were fielded for Baseball, Boxing, Chess, Handball, Netball, Tennis, Traditional boat race, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.

Medals

Singapore entered the games expecting a Gold medal hail of between 35 and 45. [3] On 12 December 2007, the target was raised and 42 - 45. [4]

RankSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Aquatics - Swimming 119626
2 Shooting 86620
3 Table tennis 7209
4 Sailing 46313
5 Gymnastics 4318
6 Bowling 3014
7 Fencing 1258
8 Wushu 1203
9 Athletics 1012
Pencak Silat 1012
11 Aquatics - Water Polo 1001
Triathlon 1001
13 Badminton 0426
14 Billiards and Snooker 0224
15 Bodybuilding 0112
Rugby 0112
Softball 0112
18 Hockey 0101
Judo 0101
Lawn bowls 0101
Polo 0101
22 Muay Thai 0033
23 Canoe/Kayak 0022
24 Archery 0011
Football 0011
Karatedo 0011
Petanque 0011
Rowing 0011
Totals (28 entries)434341127

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