Team Singapore Impresses At The 25th SEA Games With 33 Gold Medals
Team Singapore Impresses At The 25th SEA Games With 33 Gold Medals
Young Athletes and Debutants Key Contributors to Singapore’s Medal Haul in Vientiane, Laos
Vientiane, Laos, 18 December 2009 - Singapore has ended its 25th SEA Games campaign on a high with its impressive medal haul of 98 medals, consisting of 33 Gold, 30 Silver and 35 Bronze, despite the nation fielding its smallest contingent in this installment of the SEA Games. Team Singapore was represented by 192 athletes taking part in 18 sports at the 25th SEA Games.
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Singapore continued to show its dominance in key sports such as table tennis, swimming and water polo. Team Singapore kicked off the 25th SEA Games on a high note with the men’s water polo team continuing its winning streak by clinching their 23rd successive SEA Games gold medal. The table tennis team followed suit by sweeping six out of the seven gold medals that were at stake. At the same time, table tennis also garnered a total of 12 medals at the various events, bettering its haul of nine medals at the 24th SEA Games in Korat, Thailand in 2007.
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The top performer at the 25th SEA games was the swimming team who contributed 33 medals, consisting of 14 Gold, eight Silver and 11 Bronze - a marked improvement from the 26 medals they brought home from the previous SEA games in Korat, Thailand. The swimmers were also on a record-breaking trail, setting about 10 SEA Games records and seven National records while in Vientiane, Laos.
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Expressing her delight, Chef de Mission Jessie Phua said, “I am extremely happy with Team Singapore’s remarkable performance in Vientiane. Singapore may have sent a lean SEA Games contingent to compete, but our athletes spared no effort in giving their best when it mattered. Our young athletes came well prepared, not just to participate, but also to win. The future of our Singapore sports is certainly bright.”
A Promising Debut
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Singapore sent a young contingent with 90 SEA Games debutants and 99 athletes aged 21 and below. All of them rose to the challenge and shone at the 25th SEA Games with the debutants contributing 23 medals (three Gold, nine Silver and 11 Bronze) to the nation’s medal haul.
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21-year-old silat exponent, Rabiatul Adawiyah Yusak, came away from her first SEA Games with a Gold medal in the Women’s Single Artistic (Tunggal) event. Joining her on the podium were teammates Shafiq Saiful and Elyasak Said, who both received the Bronze medal in the Pencak Silat Men’s Class H and Class F events respectively at their first showing at a SEA Games event.
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Swimming debutants also made a splash at the pool by contributing a total of seven medals (four Silver and three Bronze) to the nation’s medal tally. Seven out of 11 swimming debutants came away with at least a medal. In addition, Singapore also garnered its first medal in road cycling through former triathlete Dinah Chen, who secured the Bronze medal in the Women’s 30 km Individual Time Trial event in her debut in the SEA Games cycling scene.
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“The SEA Games continues to be the springboard for our young athletes to gain exposure in the regional sporting arena as well as valuable experience from competing against some of the best in the region. Our youths have certainly made an impression at this Games. Competing in the SEA Games is an important first step for them in their development, and we hope they can build on this experience to move ahead and achieve greater success at the Asian and Olympic Games,” concluded Mrs Phua.
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For more information on Team Singapore at the 25th SEA Games, please visit Team Singapore
Annex
Annex A: 25th SEA Games Medal Tally
Annex B: 25th SEA Games Singapore’s Medal Tally
Annex C: List of Medal Winners
Annex A
25th SEA Games Medal Tally
| Ranking | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | 85 | 83 | 98 | 266 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 83 | 73 | 57 | 213 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 43 | 53 | 74 | 170 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 40 | 40 | 59 | 139 |
| 5 | Philippines | 38 | 35 | 51 | 124 |
| 6 | Singapore | 33 | 30 | 35 | 98 |
| 7 | Laos | 32 | 25 | 52 | 109 |
| 8 | Myanmar | 12 | 22 | 37 | 71 |
| 9 | Cambodia | 3 | 10 | 26 | 39 |
| 10 | Brunei | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 11 | Timor Leste | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total: | 370 | 372 | 500 | 1242 |
Annex B
25th SEA Games Singapore’s Medal Tally
| S/No | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swimming | 14 | 8 | 11 | 33 |
| 2 | Shooting | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 3 | Table Tennis | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Cuesports | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Athletics | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Pencak Silat | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Wushu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Waterpolo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Golf | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Archery | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Badminton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Judo | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Karate | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Taekwondo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Cycling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Boxing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total: | 33 | 30 | 35 | 98 |
Annex C
List of Medal Winners
| Sport | Event | Athletes | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | Men’s Compound | Adriel Chua Boon Rong | Silver | |
| Women’s Recurve | Vansessa Loh Tze Rong Cheok Khang Keng Elizabeth Wendy Tan Liu Jie Wong Sook Wai Samantha |
Silver | ||
| Athletics | Men’s Discus | James Wong Tuck Yin | Gold | |
| Women’s Shot Put | Zhang Guirong | Gold | ||
| Men’s 4x100m Relay | Amiruddin Jamal Silver Izwan Firdaus Muhd Elfi Mustafa Yeo Foo Ee |
Gary | ||
| Badminton | Women’s Doubles | Shinta Mulia Sari Yao Lei |
Silver | |
| Men’s Team | Ronald Susilo Kendrick Lee Yen Hui Hendri Kurniawan Wong Zi Liang Derek Hendra Wijaya Ashton Chen Yong Zhao Yeo Zhao Jiang Terry Kelvin Ho Ying Chong Tang Yew Loong Jonathan Wong Hao Cong Jeffrey |
Bronze | ||
| Women’s Team | Li Li Xing Aiying Li Yujia Zhang Beiwen Liu Fan Frances Shinta Mulia Sari Fu Mingtian, Yao Lei Vanessa Neo Yu Yan Chen Jiayuan |
Bronze | ||
| Boxing | Lightweight Up to 60Kg | Khairul Anuar bin Hamid | Bronze | |
| Cuesports | Men’s Snooker Doubles | Ang Boon Chin Lim Chun Kiat |
Gold | |
| Men’s Billiards Singles | Peter Gilchrist | Gold | ||
| Women’s 9 Ball Pool Single | Charlene Chai | Silver | ||
| Men’s Billiards Doubles | Lim Chun Kiat Peter Gilchrist |
Bronze | ||
| Men’s 9 Pool Doubles | Chan Keng, Kwang Toh Lian Han |
Bronze | ||
| Cycling | Time Trial | Dinah Chen Siew Keng | Bronze | |
| Golf | Men’s Team | Lam Zi Qun Leong Kit Wai Jonathan Woo Ke-Jun Jonathan Johnson Poh Swee Kiat |
Silver | |
| Men’s Individual | Johnson Poh Swee Kiat | Silver | ||
| Football | Men’s Team | Isa A Halim Hyrulnizam Fadhil Noh Faritz A Hameed Irwan Shah Fazli Ayob Muhammad Shafiq B M Afiq Yunos Khairul Nizam Hariss Harun Safuwan Baharudin Eddie Chang Yasir Hanapi Quak Jun Yi Madhu Mohana Muhammad Raihan Chan Yunhui Shahdan Sulaiman Firdaus Mohamed |
Bronze | |
| Judo | Men’s Over 90kg up to 100kg | Wee Pui Seng Silver | ||
| Women’s Jyu-no Kata | Ngo Yee Ling Cai Renjun |
Bronze | ||
| Women’s Over 52kg up to 57kg | Ang Xuan Yi | Bronze | ||
| Karate | Women’s Individual Kata | Ng Pei Yi | Silver | |
| Men’s 67kg and below Kumite | Tan Qingyuan | Bronze | ||
| Shooting | Women’s 10m Air Rifle (INDV) | Goh Jia Yi | Gold | |
| Men’s 10 m Air Rifle (INDV) | Zhang Jin | Gold | ||
| Men’s 10 m Air Rifle (TEAM) | Ong Jun Hong Koh Tien Wei Jonathon Zhang Jin |
Gold | ||
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol 60 Shots | Lim Swee Hon Nigel Gai Bin Poh Lip Meng |
Gold | ||
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 3 x 20 (INDV) | Ser Xiang Wei Jasmine | Gold | ||
| Men’s 50m Pistol 60 Shots(TEAM) | Lim Swee Hon Nigel Gai Bin Poh Lip Meng |
Gold | ||
| Men’s 10 m Air Rifle (INDV) | Koh Tien Wei Jonathon | Silver | ||
| Men’s 25m Standard Pistol (INDV) | Gai Bin | Silver | ||
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol 60 Shots (INDV) | Poh Lip Meng | Silver | ||
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 3 x 20 | Lim Chea Rong Ser Xiang Wei Jasmine Aqilah Binte Sudhir |
Silver | ||
| Men’s 50m Free Pistol 60 Shots(INDV) | Gai Bin | Silver | ||
| Women’s 10m Air Rifle (TEAM) | Haw Siew Peng Goh Jia Yi Aqilah Binte Sudhir |
Bronze | ||
| Men’s 25m Standard Pistol (TEAM) | Gai Bin On Shaw Ming Poh Lip Meng |
Bronze | ||
| Men’s 50m Rifle Prone 60 Shots | Ong Jun Hong Zhang Jin |
Bronze | ||
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions 3 x 20 (INDV) | Aqilah Binte Sudhir | Bronze | ||
| 25m Center Fire Pistol | Team Gai Bin Poh Lip Meng On Shaw Ming |
Bronze | ||
| Silat | Tunggal Female Single | Rabiatul Adawiyah Yusak | Gold | |
| Female Class B (50-55kg) | Nur Dinniyati Julaimi | Silver | ||
| Men’s Class G (75-80kg) | Mohd Shakir Juanda | Silver | ||
| Men’s Class D (60-65kg) | Mohd Saufullah M Julaimi | Bronze | ||
| Men’s Class E (65-70kg) | Mohd Saifuddin M Julaimi | Bronze | ||
| Men’s Class H (80-85kg) | Mohd Nur Shafiq Saiful | Bronze | ||
| Men’s Class F (70-75kg) | Mohd Elyasak Said | Bronze | ||
| Female Class C (55-60kg) | Saiedah Said | Bronze | ||
| Swimming | Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Clement Lim Yong En Joshua Lim Wei Hao Marcus Cheah Mingzhe Zach Ong Wei Shien |
Gold | |
| Women’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Quah Ting Wen Mylene Ong Chui Bin Lynette Lim Shu-en |
Gold | ||
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Quah Ting Wen | Gold | ||
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Zach Ong Wei Shien | Gold | ||
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Tao Li | Gold | ||
| Women’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi Quah Ting Wen Mylene Ong Chui Bin Lynette Lim Shu-en |
Gold | ||
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Tao Li | Gold | ||
| Women’s 100m Butterfly | Tao Li | Gold | ||
| Women’s 800m Freestyle | Lynette Lim Shu-en | Gold | ||
| Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay | Russell Ong Kai Yi Joshua Lim Wei Hao Zach Ong Yeo Kai Quan |
Gold | ||
| Women’s 200m Freestyle | Quah Ting Wen | Gold | ||
| Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Quah Ting Wen Tao Li Shana Lim Jiayi Roanne Ho Ru’En |
Gold | ||
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | Gold | ||
| Women’s 200m Butterfly | Tao Li | Gold | ||
| Women’s’ 100m Breastroke | Roanne Ho Ru’En | Silver | ||
| Women’s 400m Freestyle | Lynette Lim Shu-en | Silver | ||
| Women’s 100m Backstroke | Shana Lim Jiayi | Silver | ||
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Rainer Ng Kai Wee | Silver | ||
| Women’s 200m Breastroke | Cheryl Lim Xin Jing | Silver | ||
| Women’s 50m Freestyle | Quah Ting Wen | Silver | ||
| Women’s 400m Individual Medley | Quah Ting Wen | Silver | ||
| Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay | Russell Ong Kai Yi Rainer Ng Kai Wee Ng Jia Hao Clement Lim |
Silver | ||
| Women’s 100m Freestyle | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 200m Backstroke | Rainer Ng Kai Wee Bronze | |||
| Women’s 200m Backstroke | Shana Lim Jiayi Bronze | |||
| Women’s 200m Individual | Medley Koh Hui Yu | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 100m Freestyle | Russell Ong Kai Yi | Bronze | ||
| Women’s 400m Freestyle | Quah Ting Wen | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 200m Individual Medley | Joshua Lim Wei Hao | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 100m Backstroke | Zach Ong Wei Shien | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 50m Freestyle | Russell Ong Kai Yi | Bronze | ||
| Men’s 200m Freestyle | Joshua Lim Wei Hao | Bronze | ||
| Women’s 400m Individual Medley | Koh Hui Yu | Bronze | ||
| Table Tennis | Men’s Team | Yang Zi Gao Ning Cai Xiaoli Pang Xue Jie Lim Jie Yan |
Gold | |
| Women’s Team | Feng Tian Wei Wang Yuegu Yu Meng Yu Zena Sim Sun Bei Bei |
Gold | ||
| Mixed Doubles | Wang Yuegu Gao Ning |
Gold | ||
| Women’s Doubles | Yu Meng Yu | Sun Bei Bei | Gold | |
| Women’s Singles | Feng Tian Wei | Gold | ||
| Men’s Singles | Gao Ning | Gold | ||
| Mixed Doubles | Feng Tian Wei Yang Zi |
Silver | ||
| Women’s Doubles | Feng Tian Wei Wang Yuegu |
Silver | ||
| Women’s Singles | Wang Yuegu | Silver | ||
| Men’s Singles | Yang Zi | Silver | ||
| Men’s Doubles | Yang Zi Gao Ning |
Bronze | ||
| Men’s Doubles | Cai Xiaoli Pang Xue Jie Taekwondo |
Bronze | ||
| Women’s Middle Weight | Quek Jie Lin Jacqueline | Bronze | ||
| Men’s Fin Weight | Tan Junwei Jason | Bronze | ||
| Wrestling | Men’s Over 66 kg up to 74 kg | Sulaiman Yusoff Wushu |
Silver | |
| Duilian with Weapon (Women’s Taolu) | Khor Poh Chin Tao Yijun Tay Yujuan |
Gold | ||
| Duilian Barehand (Men’s Taolu) | Tay Wei Sheng Jaryl Fung Jin Jie Seah Kah Yeap Samuel |
Silver | ||
| Waterpolo | Men’s | Andy Chin Eugene Teo Kelvin Ong Kenneth Wee Lim Yaoxiang Lin Diyan Lin Diyang Luo Nan Nigel Tay Samuel Loh Terence Tan Yip Renkai |
Gold |
Note: Highlights Debutant Medallist
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