| Singapore at the 2012 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | SIN |
| NPC | Singapore Disability Sports Council |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 8 in 4 sports |
| Medals Ranked 65th |
|
| Summer Paralympics appearances | |
Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, from August 29 to September 9. Eight athletes are entered in the competitions from Singapore. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Laurentia Tan | Equestrian | Individual Freestyle Ia | 4 September |
 Bronze | Laurentia Tan | Equestrian | Individual Championship Ia | 2 September |
| Athlete | Event | Seeding Match | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Nurul Binte | Individual BC3 |  Cronin (IRL)L 4–6 |  Martino (CAN)W 5–2 | Cronin (IRL) W 7–1 |  Kim (KOR)L 3–3 | Did not advance | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Gemma Foo | Avalon | Individual Championship Ia | 65.050 | 13 |
| Individual Freestyle Ia | 65.800 | 12 | ||
| Laurentia Tan | Ruben James 2 | Individual Championship Ia | 73.650 | |
| Individual Freestyle Ia | 79.000 | | ||
| Maximillian Tan | Avalon | Individual Championship Ib | 59.304 | 15 |
| Individual Freestyle Ib | 62.000 | 14 | ||
| Athlete | Horse | Event | Individual Score | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TT | CT | Total | Score | Rank | |||
| Gemma Foo | See above | Team | 68.588 | 65.050 | 133.638 | 404.191 | 11 |
| Laurentia Tan | 74.235 | 73.650 | 147.885 | ||||
| Maximillian Tan | 63.364 | 59.304 | 122.668 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Race | Net points | Rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11* | ||||
| Desiree Lim Jovin Tan | SKUD 18 - 2 person keelboat | 8 | 6 | 8 | (10) | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | N/A | 64 | 7 |
* Due to a lack of wind Race 11 was cancelled
| Athletes | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Yip Pin Xiu | 50m freestyle S3 | N/A | 1:01.64 | 4 | |
| 100m freestyle S3 | 2:09.74 | 4 Q | 2:09.41 | 4 | |
| Theresa Goh | 50m freestyle S5 | 47.91 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| 100m freestyle S5 | 1:45.78 | 11 | Did not advance | ||
The Paralympic Games or Paralympics are a periodic series of international multi-sport events involving athletes with a range of disabilities, including impaired muscle power, impaired passive range of movement, limb deficiency, leg length difference, short stature, hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis, vision impairment and intellectual impairment. There are Winter and Summer Paralympic Games, which since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, are held almost immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
The 1988 Summer Paralympics, were the first Paralympics in 24 years to take place in the same city as the Olympic Games. They took place in Seoul, South Korea. This was the first time the term "Paralympic" came into official use.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, the 14th Summer Paralympic Games, and also more generally known as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), that took place in London, United Kingdom from 29 August to 9 September 2012. These Paralympics were one of the largest multi-sport events ever held in the country after the 2012 Summer Olympics, and until the date the largest Paralympics ever: 4,302 athletes from 164 National Paralympic Committees participated, with fourteen countries appearing in the Paralympics for the first time ever.
Singapore competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics, the 15th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The Games marked the first time a Latin American and South American city hosted the event, the second Southern Hemisphere city and nation, the first one being the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, and also the first time a Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking) country hosted the event. These Games saw the introduction of two new sports to the Paralympic program: canoeing and the paratriathlon.
Saudi Arabia has competed in ten Summer Olympic Games. They first appeared in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. They have never competed in the Winter Olympic Games.
Singapore competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008.
Malaysia competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China. Malaysia had 32 athletes who took part in ten sports in the games. Lee Chong Wei won the nation's first medal in twelve years in the badminton men's singles final despite losing to Lin Dan, from the host country China. It was the second silver medal ever won throughout Malaysia's participation history since its nationhood in 1957.
The medal table of the 2008 Summer Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals won by their athletes during the competition. The 2008 Paralympics was the thirteenth Games to be held, a quadrennial competition open to athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities. The games were held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 6 September to 17 September 2008.
Laurentia Tan Yen Yi BBM PBM, is a United Kingdom-based Singaporean para-equestrian competitor. Tan developed cerebral palsy and profound deafness after birth, and moved to the United Kingdom with her parents at the age of three. She took up horse riding at age of five years as a form of physiotherapy. She subsequently completed her A-levels at the Mary Hare Grammar School, a residential special school for the deaf, and graduated with an honours degree from Oxford Brookes University in hospitality management and tourism.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has participated in every summer and winter Paralympic Games.
Singapore competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
Tonga participated in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Their participation marked their fourth consecutive Summer Paralympics appearance since their début at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney. Tonga was represented by the Tonga National Paralympic Committee, and was one of the 45 participating countries that sent only a single athlete. Tonga has always sent only a single athlete from Sydney 2000 to London 2012. Tonga National Paralympic Committee sent a delegation of three people, including one athlete. The sole athlete to represent the nation was ʻAloʻalo Liku, who participated in javelin and discus throw. Liku was the country's flag-bearer during the Games' opening ceremony. Tonga did not win a medal at these Games, however Liku finished with seasonal bests in both the events.
Singapore competed at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta, United States. Three competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports, and did not place in the medal table.
Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016.
Singapore competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. Three competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports, and did not place in the medal table.
Singapore competed at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in Barcelona, Spain. 4 competitors from Singapore won no medals and so did not place in the medal table.
Singapore will be competing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.