Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	SIN
Nocname:	Singapore National Olympic Council
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	4
Sports:	3
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto
See also:	Malaysia (1964)

Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres

• Canagasabai Kunalan

1. First round : 10.4 s

1. Second round : 10.3 s (did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

• Canagasabai Kunalan — Heats: 21.3 s (did not advance)

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. One male shooter represented Singapore in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Loh Kok Heng — 566 points (→ 46th place)

50 m pistol

• Loh Kok Heng — 499 points (→ 66th place)

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

• Patricia Chan — did not start any of the six events she was entered

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Bantamweight

• Chye Hong-Tung

1. Press: 92.5 kg

1. Snatch: 87.5 kg

1. Jerk: 122.5 kg

1. Total: 302.5 kg (→ 12th place)

Featherweight

• Chua Phung Kim — disqualified

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Singapore at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20180702035618/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/SIN/summer/1968/ . dead . 2 July 2018 . 24 December 2015 . Sports Reference.