Noc: | SIN |
Nocname: | Singapore National Olympic Council |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 1960 |
Location: | Rome |
Competitors: | 5 |
Sports: | 3 |
Rank: | 32 |
Gold: | 0 |
Silver: | 1 |
Bronze: | 0 |
Appearances: | auto |
See also: | Malaysia (1964) |
Singapore competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Five competitors, all men, took part in three events in three sports.[1] 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.
The following Singaporean athletes participated in the games:[2]
See main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics. One shooter represented Singapore in 1960.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1960 Summer Olympics.