Singapore at the Paralympics

Singapore at the Paralympics
IPC code	SIN
NPC	Singapore Disability Sports Council
Medals	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 0 0 0
Summer appearances
1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Singapore began their participation in the Paralympic Games when a squad was sent to the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea. Despite winning no medals in the 1988 Summer Games, Singapore continued to send teams to the Summer Paralympics. At the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Singapore sent six athletes and came home with four medals. The 2008 Games was the first time Singapore has won a medal in any Paralympic competition.

Medal tables

Medals by Games

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2008 Beijing	1	1	2	4
2012 London	0	1	1	2
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	0	1	3
Total	3	2	4	9

List of medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event	Date
01 ! Gold	Yip Pin Xiu	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 50 metre backstroke S3	15 September
02 ! Silver	Yip Pin Xiu	2008 Beijing	Swimming	Women's 50 metre freestyle S3	13 September
03 ! Bronze	Laurentia Tan	2008 Beijing	Equestrian	Individual championship test grade Ia	9 September
03 ! Bronze	Laurentia Tan	2008 Beijing	Equestrian	Individual freestyle test grade Ia	11 September
02 ! Silver	Laurentia Tan	2012 London	Equestrian	Individual freestyle test grade Ia	4 September
03 ! Bronze	Laurentia Tan	2012 London	Equestrian	Individual championship test grade Ia	2 September
01 ! Gold	Yip Pin Xiu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Swimming	Women's 100 metre backstroke S2	9 September
01 ! Gold	Yip Pin Xiu	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Swimming	Women's 50 metre backstroke S2	16 September
03 ! Bronze	Theresa Goh Rui Si	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Swimming	Women's 100 metre breaststroke SB4	12 September

2008 Summer Paralympics

Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing. The team was represented by six athletes competing in the sports of swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics.^[1] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to be Desiree Lim, a sailor.^[1] However, as the sailing events were held in Qingdao, it was Theresa Goh (swimming) who was the flagbearer on that day.

Yip Pin Xiu won two medals for swimming; gold in the women's 50 meter backstroke S3 and silver in the women's 50 meter freestyle S3.^[2] Laurentia Tan won two bronze medals in equestrian.^[3] Due to the efforts by the medal winners, Yip was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and Tan awarded the Public Service Medal.^[4]

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