Singapore at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 5 in 3 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals Rank: 32 |
Gold 0 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 0 |
Total 1 |
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 Malaysia (1964) |
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Singapore competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. This marked the first and only time Singapore competed at the Olympics as a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom under what would later become the national flag. Tan Howe Liang won the territory's first ever Olympic medal, its only medal until 2008.
Medalists
Silver
- Tan Howe Liang — weightlifting, men's lightweight
Athletes
The following Singaporean athletes participated in the games:[1]
Shooting
- Kok Kum Woh
Weightlifting
- Tan Howe Liang (2nd place)
Yachting
- Cooke James Bryden
- Durcan Thomas Kevin
- Holiday Edward Gilbert
References
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