Singapore at the 2024 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:SGP
Nocname:Singapore National Olympic Council
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2024
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:23
Sports:11
Flagbearer Open:Ryan Lo & Shanti Pereira
Rank:84
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:1
Appearances:auto
See also: Malaysia (1964)

Singapore competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Games. Singapore has competed in every edition since except 1964 in Tokyo, as part of the Malaysian team, and 1980 in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.

Medalists

The following Singaporean competitors won medals at the Games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

Competitors

On 16 April, former Olympian and sailor Tan Wearn Haw was selected as the Chef De Mission of the Singapore delegation in Paris.[1] In all, 23 athletes will be representing Singapore at the Games with Shanti Pereira and Ryan Lo selected as the flag bearers.[2]

Entry by Sport

The following is the number of competitors in the Games.

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics112
Badminton224
Canoeing011
Equestrian011
Fencing022
Golf011
Rowing011
Sailing202
Shooting011
Swimming145
Table tennis123
Total71623

Entry by Athlete

The following is the list of athletes who have qualified and the events they are competing in.

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Marc Brian LouisMen’s 100 mAthletics
Shanti PereiraWomen's 100 m
Women's 200 m
Athletics
Loh Kean YewMen's singlesBadminton
Tan Wei HanMixed doublesBadminton
Terry HeeMixed doublesBadminton
Yeo Jia MinWomen's singlesBadminton
Stephenie ChenWomen's K-1 500mCanoeing
Caroline ChewDressage (Individual)Equestrian
Amita BerthierWomen's FoilFencing
Kiria TikanahWomen's EpeeFencing
Shannon TanWomen's individualGolf
Saiyidah AisyahWomen's single scullsRowing
Max MaederMen’s Formula KiteSailing
Ryan LoMen’s Laser (ILCA7)Sailing
Teh Xiu HongWomen’s 25m Pistol
Women’s 10m Pistol
Shooting
Gan Ching HweeWomen’s 800m Freestyle
Women’s 1500m Freestyle
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Swimming
Jonathan TanMen’s 50m Freestyle
Men’s 100m Freestyle
Swimming
Letitia SimWomen's 100m breaststroke
Women's 200m breaststroke
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
Swimming
Levenia SimWomen's 4x100m Medley RelaySwimming
Quah Jing WenWomen's 4x100m Medley RelaySwimming
Izaac QuekMen's singlesTable tennis
Zeng JianWomen's singlesTable tennis
Zhou JingyiWomen's singlesTable tennis

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singaporean track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):[3]

Track & road events
AthleteEventPreliminary RoundHeatRepechageSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Marc Brian LouisMen’s 100 m10.433 qDid not advance
align=left rowspan=2Shanti PereiraWomen's 100 m11.637Did not advance
Women's 200 m23.218 R23.457Did not advance

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered four badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarter-finalSemi-finalFinal /
Opposition
Score
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Score
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Score
RankOpposition
Score
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Rank
Loh Kean YewMen's singles
W (21–13, 21–10)

W (21–13, 21–16)
1 Q
W (23–21, 21–15)

L (9–21, 17–21)
Did not advance
Yeo Jia MinWomen's singles
W (21–7, 21–8)

W (21–12, 21–6)
1 Q
L (21–11, 14–21, 22–24)
Did not advance
Terry Hee
Jessica Tan
Mixed doubles
L (21–23, 12–21)

L (13–21, 17–21)

W (21–17, 21–12)
3Did not advance

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Sprint

For the first time since 2012, Singaporean canoeists qualified one boat for the Games through the result of highest rank eligible nation's, through the 2024 Asian Sprint Canoeing Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Stephenie Chen qualifies after finishing 3rd in the Olympic Qualifier K-1 500m event.[4]

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered one equestrianist to compete at Paris 2024. Caroline Chew earned a spot at the Paris Olympics after finishing 2nd in the Group G (South East Asia, Oceania) Olympics ranking.[5]

Dressage

Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered two fencers into the Olympic competition. Tokyo 2020 Olympian, Amita Berthier qualified in the women's foil event through the Asia & Oceania zone FIE Official ranking.[6] Later on, Kiria Tikanah qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in the women's individual épée event, at the 2024 Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifying Tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[7] [8]

AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal /
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Score
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Score
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Rank
Kiria TikanahWomen's épée
W 15–14

L 10–15
Did not advance
Amita BerthierWomen's foil
L 13–15
Did not advance

Golf

See main article: Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Golf at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered one golfer into the Olympic tournament. Shannon Tan qualified directly for the games in the women's individual competitions, based on her world ranking positions, on the IGF World Rankings.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered one rower for women's single sculls events, through the 2024 Asia & Oceania Qualification Regatta in Chungju, South Korea.[9]

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singaporean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands and 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[10] Max Maeder is the current Asian, European and 2-time World Champion in Formula Kite.[11]

Elimination events
Medal race events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singaporean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on ISSF World Olympic Rankings.

AthleteEventQualificationFinal
PointsRankPointsRank
align=left rowspan=2Teh Xiu HongWomen's 25 m pistol58312Did not advance
Women's 10 m pistol56732Did not advance

Swimming

See main article: article, Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singaporean swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers in each event under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):[12]

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
align=left rowspan=2Jonathan TanMen's 50 m freestyle22.2632Did not advance
Men's 100 m freestyle49.6038Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Gan Ching HweeWomen’s 800 m freestyle8:32.37 NR11Did not advance
Women’s 1500 m freestyle16:10:13 NR9Did not advance
align=left rowspan=2Letitia SimWomen’s 100 m breaststroke1:07.7525Did not advance
Women’s 200 m breaststroke2:29.4622Did not advance
Gan Ching Hwee
Quah Jing Wen
Letitia Sim
Levenia Sim
Women’s 4 × 100m medley relay4:05.5814Did not advance

Table tennis

See main article: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Singapore entered three table tennis players into Paris 2024. Izaac Quek and Zeng Jian qualified for the games by winning the gold medal in their respective events, at the 2024 Southeast Asia Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. Later on, Zhou Jingyi qualified for the games through the Asian continental ranking.

AthleteEventPreliminaryRound 1Round 2Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
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Result
Rank
Izaac QuekMen's singles
L 2–4
Did not advance
Zeng Jianalign=left rowspan=2Women's singles
W 4–3

L 2–4
Did not advance
Zhou Jingyi
L 1–4
Did not advance

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Former national sailor Tan Wearn Haw to make CDM debut at Paris 2024. Straits Times. 16 April 2024 . 16 April 2024.
  2. Web site: 23 Athletes representing Singapore at Paris Games. Channel News Asia. 6 July 2024.
  3. Web site: Athletics Paris 2024 Final Entries. World Athletics. 12 July 2024.
  4. News: Singapore kayaker Stephenie Chen qualifies for Paris. Straits Times. 20 April 2024 . 20 April 2024 . Tianbao . Lin .
  5. News: Singapore equestrienne Caroline Chew looks forward to new Olympic campaign with new horse in new year. Straits Times. 1 January 2024.
  6. Web site: Singapore fencer Amita Berthier qualifies for Paris Olympics. Channel News Asia. 18 March 2024.
  7. Web site: Singapore fencer Kiria Tikanah qualifies for Paris Olympics. Channel News Asia. 28 April 2024.
  8. News: Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifier Finishes in Fujairah. International Fencing Federation. 1 May 2024. 7 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Singapore rower Saiyidah Aisyah qualifies for Paris Olympics . Channel News Asia. 21 April 2024.
  10. Web site: Sailor Ryan Lo takes home Singapore's second gold medal at Asian Games and qualifies for Paris. Channel News Asia. 27 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Singaporean world champion kitefoiler Max Maeder wins European title. Channel News Asia. 24 March 2024.
  12. Web site: Paris 2024 – Swimming Qualification. World Aquatics. 4 June 2023.