Singapore at the 2004 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SIN
Nocname:Singapore National Olympic Council
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2004
Location:Athens
Competitors:16
Sports:6
Flagbearer:Ronald Susilo
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
See also: Malaysia (1964)

Singapore competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.

The Singapore National Olympic Council sent a total of sixteen athletes to the Games, six men and ten women, to compete in six different sports. The nation's team size was roughly denser from Sydney by two athletes, being considered its largest delegation since the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. For the first time in its Olympic history, Singapore was represented by more female than male athletes. Eight Singaporean athletes had previously competed in Sydney four years earlier; five of which were swimmers, including four-time Olympian and multiple-time Southeast Asian Games champion Joscelin Yeo. Meanwhile, badminton player Ronald Susilo was appointed by the council to carry the Singaporean flag in the opening ceremony.[1]

Singapore, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal in Athens since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, where Tan Howe Liang claimed silver in men's weightlifting. Table tennis player Li Jiawei narrowly missed the nation's first ever medal in 44 years, after losing out her match against South Korea's Kim Kyung-Ah for the bronze.[2]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Singaporean athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).[3] [4]

Men
  • Track & road events
  • Women
  • Field events
  • Key

    Badminton

    See main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

    AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal /
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Opposition
    Score
    Rank
    Ronald SusiloMen's singles
    W 15–12, 15–10

    W 15–11, 15–6

    L 10–15, 1–15
    Did not advance
    Jiang Yanmeialign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
    L 9–11, 4–11
    Did not advance
    Li Li
    L 9–11, 4–11
    Did not advance

    Sailing

    See main article: Sailing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Singaporean sailors have qualified one boat for each of the following events.

    Open
    M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given

    Shooting

    See main article: Shooting at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Singapore has qualified a single shooter.

    Men

    Swimming

    See main article: Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Singaporean swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):

    Men
    AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    align=left rowspan=2Mark Chay100 m freestyle52.8356Did not advance
    200 m freestyle1:54.7051Did not advance
    Gary Tan200 m individual medley2:08.4443Did not advance
    Women
    AthleteEventHeatSemi-finalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Christel Bouvron200 m butterfly2:26.2132Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Nicolette Teo100 m breaststroke1:12.8733Did not advance
    200 m breaststroke2:38.1730Did not advance
    align=left rowspan=2Joscelin Yeo100 m butterfly1:00.8127Did not advance
    200 m individual medley2:18.6119Did not advance

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Four Singaporean table tennis players qualified for the following events.

    AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Jing Junhongalign=left rowspan=3Women's singles
    W 4–2

    L 1–4
    Did not advance
    Li Jiawei
    W 4–0

    W 4–2

    W 4–1

    L 3–4

    L 1-4
    4
    Zhang Xueling
    W 4–1

    W 4–1

    W 4–2

    L 2–4
    Did not advance
    Jing Junhong
    Li Jiawei
    align=left rowspan=2Women's doubles
    L 3–4
    Did not advance
    Tan Paey Fern
    Zhang Xueling

    W 4–0

    W 4–1

    L 0–4
    Did not advance

    See also

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: 2004 Athens: Flag Bearers for the Opening Ceremony. Olympics. 13 August 2004. 11 September 2013.
    2. News: Lee. Melanie. Singapore's hopes rest on reluctant Li Jia Wei. Singapore. Reuters. 1 May 2008. 8 May 2014.
    3. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 4 June 2011.
    4. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Athens 2004 Entry Standards. IAAF. 4 June 2011.