Singapore competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Games. Singapore has competed in every edition since except 1964 in Tokyo, as part of the Malaysian team, and 1980 in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
On 16 April, former Olympian and sailor Tan Wearn Haw was selected as the Chef De Mission of the Singapore delegation in Paris.[1] In all, 23 athletes will be representing Singapore at the Games with Shanti Pereira and Ryan Lo selected as the flag bearers.[2]
Entry by Sport
The following is the number of competitors in the Games.
Singaporean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3]
Key
Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
DNS = Did not start
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
For the first time since 2012, Singaporean canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the result of highest rank eligible nation's, through the 2024 Asian Sprint Canoeing Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Stephenie Chen qualifies after finishing 3rd in the Olympic Qualifier K-1 500m event.[4]
Singapore entered one equestrian to compete at Paris 2024. Caroline Chew earned a spot at the Paris Olympics after finishing 2nd in the Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) Olympics ranking.[5]
Singapore entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Amita Berthier qualified in the women's foil event through the Asia & Oceania zone FIE Official ranking.[6] Later on, Kiria Tikanah qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the women's individual épée event, at the 2024 Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[7][8]
Singapore entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Shannon Tan qualified directly for the games in the women's individual competitions, based on her world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Singaporean swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers in each event under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[12]
Singapore entered three table tennis players into Paris 2024. Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in their respective events, at the 2024 Southeast Asia Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Later on, Zhou Jingyi qualified for the games through the Asian continental ranking.
Singapore did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott.
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Malaysia (1964)
