| Singapore at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | SGP |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| Website | www |
| in Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi | |
| Competitors | 569 in 35 sports |
| Flag bearer | Jasmine Ser (Shooting) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore participated in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia from 19 to 30 August 2017. It was held in the capital Kuala Lumpur and its surrounding areas as well as Langkawi for the Sailing competition.
A total of 569 athletes competed in 35 sports during this edition. [1]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diving | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Swimming | 16 | 20 | 36 |
| Synchronised Swimming | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Water Polo | 13 | 13 | 26 |
| Archery | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Athletics | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Badminton | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Basketball | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Billiards and Snooker | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Bowling | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Boxing | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cricket | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| Cycling | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| Equestrian | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| Fencing | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Football | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| Golf | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Gymnastics–Artistic | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Gymnastics–Rhythmic | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Hockey-Field | 18 | 18 | 36 |
| Hockey-Indoor | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Ice Hockey | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Ice Skating (Figure) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ice Skating (Speed) | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Judo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Karate | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawn Bowls | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Muay | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netball | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Pencak Silat | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Pétanque | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Rugby Sevens | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Sailing | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Shooting | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Squash | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Table Tennis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Taekwondo | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Tennis | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Triathlon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wakeboard and Waterski | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Wushu | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Total | 316 | 253 | 569 |
A total of 188 medals were won at the Games, inclusive of 57 (now 58) Golds making this the best away Games performance. [2]
| Medals by sport | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sport |  |  |  | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Athletics | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Badminton | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Basketball | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billiards and Snooker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Bowling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cricket | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diving | 1 [3] | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| Equestrian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Fencing | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Golf | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Ice Hockey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ice Skating (Figure) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ice Skating (Speed) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Indoor Hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Field Hockey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Judo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawn Bowls | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Netball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pencak Silat | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| Pétanque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rugby Sevens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sailing | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Shooting | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Squash | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Swimming | 19 | 6 | 10 | 35 |
| Synchronised Swimming | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Table Tennis | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Waterskiing | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Water polo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wushu | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 58 | 58 | 72 | 188 |
Source: [4]
| Medals by date | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| –2 | 17 August | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| –1 | 18 August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 19 August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 20 August | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 2 | 21 August | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | 22 August | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | 23 August | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| 5 | 24 August | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | 25 August | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 7 | 26 August | 7 | 3 | 15 | 25 |
| 8 | 27 August | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | 28 August | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | 29 August | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| 11 | 30 August | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Total | 58 | 58 | 72 | 188 | |
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