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Team Singapore Outing At The 26th SEA Games 42 Gold 45 Silver And 73 Bronze In Tow
1 November 2011
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Team Singapore's Outing At The 26th SEA Games:42 Gold, 45 Silver And 73 Bronze In Tow
Jakarta, 21 November 2011 - A 16-year-old future Olympian, a first-ever badminton women's singles gold, a 24th consecutive waterpolo gold medal, four SEA Games records, eight national records, 28 personal bests. That sums up Team Singapore's outing at the 26th SEA Games.
Dr Tan Eng Liang, who led Team Singapore at the 26th SEA Games, said, "My heartiest congratulations to all our athletes for outdoing themselves, many of them have exceeded their expectations despite the high level of competition here in Indonesia."
CDM Dr Tan also added that the performances of young athletes during the Games were very satisfying. "We have seen many young stars at these Games who have risen to the challenge and did very well for themselves. This bodes very well for sports in Singapore and I am very excited for their bright futures."
Top Performers
Our top three sports in the 26th SEA Games are swimming, table tennis and sailing. These sports contributed 26 out of the 42 total gold medals (62%) and 56 out of 160 medals (35%) won by Team Singapore.
Singapore continued our dominance in the pool, with the swimmers clinching 17 gold medals out of the 38 on offer, bringing our total medal haul for swimming to 39 (17 gold, nine silver and 13 bronze) - our best away medal haul to date in the sport.
Swim queen Tao Li contributed seven gold and one bronze to Team Singapore's medal haul. This achievement gives her the title of 'top performing athlete' out of approximately 5,000 athletes from 11 countries at this year's SEA Games.
Future Olympian Joseph Schooling booked his spot in London 2012 when he became Singapore's first swimmer to qualify for the Olympics A mark in the 200m Fly. 15-year-old Quah Zheng Wen followed in the footsteps of one of Singapore's most celebrated swimmers, his elder sister Quah Ting Wen, when he won the contingent's first gold medal in the pool. Arren Quek ended Singapore's 18-year medal drought in the men's 50m Freestyle event. As a team, the swimmers rewrote four SEA Games records, broke seven national records and set 21 new personal bests.
Our table tennis team made a clean sweep of all five gold medals on offer at the Games. Teenage paddlers Isabelle Li and Pang Xuejie held their own against their more experienced compatriots, showing that adequate preparation through high level competition is a great leveler to narrow the gap between age and experience when it comes to sports. Our sailors also did very well to clinch eight medals (four gold, one silver, three bronze) out of the nine events that they competed in.
Pleasant Surprises
In a surprise upset, shuttler Fu Mingtian shed tears of joy as she stood on the podium, hearing Team Singapore supporters belting out our national anthem as the flag was raised for Singapore's first ever gold medal in the badminton women's singles event. Her victory is only Singapore's second singles title in the SEA Games.
The canoeing team also delivered several pleasant surprises with a 10-medal haul (two gold, five silver, three bronze) at the Games, a testament to the efforts of the team who has lofty aspirations for Olympic glory.
In Waterski, 18-year-old Sasha Christian and her teammate 16-year-old Kalya Kee made waves when they gave Singapore a one-two finish winning the gold and silver medals respectively in the women's wakeboard event.
Gary Yeo's 100m timing of 10.46s brought home Singapore's silver medal in the athletic event after 10 years. Sports climbing was another sport that gave us reasons to cheer, their debut outing saw a total of eight medals, almost a third of all the medals on offer in the sport. Also debutants to the Games, the six-men roller sports team brought home a total of nine medals, with everyone winning at least one medal.
Age Doesn't Matter
The youngest and oldest athletes in the Team Singapore contingent also have much to cheer about. In their debut appearance at the SEA Games, they each brought back medals. 14-year-old synchronised swimmer Natalie Chen won bronze in the Team Technical Routine, whereas 76-year-old grandmother Ng Lai Chun who competed in bridge, won two silver (Women's Team and Women's Butler Pair).
Veteran athlete James Wong clinched his 10th gold medal at the SEA Games and it was our first gold medal at the 26th SEA Games.
Connecting with Fans
All through the 14 days of competition, Team Singapore's Facebook fan page was bustling with activity. Fans and supporters could receive immediate updates on results, photographs and quotes from Team Singapore athletes and officials right after their events.
For the first time, the Team Singapore Facebook fan page, managed by the Singapore Sports Council, launched a virtual stadium where fans could watch the Games online as they were telecast on television. The page provided a great platform for fans to interact and have discussions about their favourite Team Singapore athletes and offer words of encouragement online.
Prior to the start of the Games, more than 100,000 well wishes were collected from Team Singapore through various mediums - well-wishing collection boxes at 64 NTUC Fairprice outlets, car decals, and banners from schools as well as the Team Singapore Facebook page. Such outpour of support from the public gave Team Singapore the extra boost to deliver their best efforts at the Games.
Team Singapore Medal Tally
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S/NO. | Medal | Sport | Event | Athlete | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gold | Athletics | Men's Discus | James Wong | 12-Nov |
2 | Gold | Athletics | Women's Shot Put | Zhang Guirong | 14-Nov |
3 | Gold | Badminton | Women's Singles | Fu Mingtian | 19-Nov |
4 | Gold | Billiards | English Billiards Single | Peter Edward Gilchrist | 13-Nov |
5 | Gold | Bowling | Women's Singles | Cherie Tan Shi Hua | 15-Nov |
6 | Gold | Bowling | Women's Team | Cherie Tan Shi Hua | 18-Nov |
7 | Gold | Bowling | Women's Step Ladder | Cherie Tan Shi Hua | 20-Nov |
8 | Gold | Bridge | Women's Pairs | Seet Chong Cheng | 20-Nov |
9 | Gold | Canoeing | Women's K1 500m | Geraldine Lee Wei Ling | 12-Nov |
10 | Gold | Canoeing | Women's K2 200m | Stephanie Chen Jiexian | 13-Nov |
11 | Gold | Gymnastics | Women's Artistic Gymnastics Team | Lim Heem Wei | 13-Nov |
12 | Gold | Sailing | Women's International 470 Class | Dawn Liu Xiaodan | 19-Nov |
13 | Gold | Sailing | Men's International 470 Class | Russell Kan Tsung Liang | 19-Nov |
14 | Gold | Sailing | Women's Laser Class Radial | Victoria Chan Jing Hua | 19-Nov |
15 | Gold | Sailing | Open Optimist | Elisa Yokoyama Yukie | 19-Nov |
16 | Gold | Shooting | Men's 10m Air Rifle | Zhang Jin | 12-Nov |
17 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 100m Butterfly | Tao Li | 12-Nov |
18 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 400m Individual Medley | Quah Zheng Wen | 12-Nov |
19 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 4X100m Medley Relay | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | 12-Nov |
20 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 50m Butterfly | Joseph Isaac Schooling | 12-Nov |
21 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle | Danny Yeo Kai Quan | 13-Nov |
22 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 4X200m Freestyle Relay | Koh Hui Yu | 13-Nov |
23 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 50m Freestyle | Arren Quek Xin Hui | 14-Nov |
24 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 50m Backstroke | Shana Lim Jia Yi | 14-Nov |
25 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly | Tao Li | 14-Nov |
26 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 4X100m Freestyle Relay | Clement Lim Yong En | 14-Nov |
27 | Gold | Swimming | 200m Butterfly Men's | Joseph Isaac Schooling | 15-Nov |
28 | Gold | Swimming | 50m Freestyle Women's | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | 15-Nov |
29 | Gold | Swimming | 4X100m Freestyle Relay | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | 15-Nov |
30 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke | Tao Li | 16-Nov |
31 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 4 X 200m Freestyle | Danney Yeo Kai Quan | 16-Nov |
32 | Gold | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle | Teo Zhen Ren | 17-Nov |
33 | Gold | Swimming | Women's 50m Butterfly | Tao Li | 17-Nov |
34 | Gold | Table Tennis | Mixed Doubles | Yang Zi | 14-Nov |
35 | Gold | Table Tennis | Men's Doubles | Ma Liang | 15-Nov |
36 | Gold | Table Tennis | Women's Doubles | Feng Tianwei | 15-Nov |
37 | Gold | Table Tennis | Women's Singles | Feng Tianwei | 16-Nov |
38 | Gold | Table Tennis | Men's Singles | Gao Ning | 16-Nov |
39 | Gold | Waterpolo | Women's Waterpolo | Women's Team | 12-Nov |
40 | Gold | Waterpolo | Men's Waterpolo | Men's Team | 18-Nov |
41 | Gold | Waterski | Women's Wakeboard | Sasha Siew Hoon Christian | 16-Nov |
42 | Gold | Wushu | Women's Duilian | Emily Sin Min Li | 21-Nov |
43 | Silver | Athletics | Men's 100m | Gary Yeo Foo Ee | 12-Nov |
44 | Silver | Athletics | Women's Shot Put | Wan Lay Chi | 14-Nov |
45 | Silver | Athletics | Men's 4X100m | Men's Team | 15-Nov |
46 | Silver | Billiards | Men's Snooker Doubles | Ang Boon Chin | 16-Nov |
47 | Silver | Billiards | Men's Snooker Singles | Ang Boon Chin | 19-Nov |
48 | Silver | Bowling | Women's Doubles | Cherie Tan Shi Hua | 16-Nov |
49 | Silver | Bowling | Women's Trios | Cherie Tan Shi Hua | 17-Nov |
50 | Silver | Bridge | Women's Buttler Pairs | Ng Lai Chun | 14-Nov |
51 | Silver | Bridge | Women's Team | Women's Team | 15-Nov |
52 | Silver | Bridge | Men's Team | Men's Team | 15-Nov |
53 | Silver | Bridge | Men's Pairs | Loo Choon Chou | 20-Nov |
54 | Silver | Bridge | Mixed Pairs | Poon Hua | 21-Nov |
55 | Silver | Canoeing | Men's K1 1000m | Lucas Teo Guang Yi | 11-Nov |
56 | Silver | Canoeing | Women's K2 500m | Stephenie Chen Jiexian | 12-Nov |
57 | Silver | Canoeing | Women'sK4 500m | Geraldine Lee Wei Ling | 12-Nov |
58 | Silver | Canoeing | Women's K1 200m | Geraldine Lee Wei Ling | 13-Nov |
59 | Silver | Canoeing | Women's K4 200m | Geraldine Lee Wei Ling | 13-Nov |
60 | Silver | Cycling | 50 km Individual Time Trial | Darren Low | 14-Nov |
61 | Silver | Fencing | Women's Foil Team | Cheryl Wong Ye Han | 18-Nov |
62 | Silver | Gymnastics | Pommel Horse | Gabriel Gan Zi Jie | 15-Nov |
63 | Silver | Gymnastics | Floor Exercise | Lim Heem Wei | 15-Nov |
64 | Silver | Roller Sports | Women's 3000m Relay | Carmen Goh Jia Man | 13-Nov |
65 | Silver | Sailing | Women's RSX | Audrey Yong Pei Lin | 19-Nov |
66 | Silver | Shooting | Women's 10m Air Rifle | Jasmine Ser Xiang Wei | 15-Nov |
67 | Silver | Sport Climbing | Men's Boulder | Jay Koh Zher Yeow | 12-Nov |
68 | Silver | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | 12-Nov |
69 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 400m Individual Medley | Jeremy Kevin Mathews | 12-Nov |
70 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 50m Breaststroke | Ng Jia Hao | 13-Nov |
71 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke | Zach Ong Wei Shien | 14-Nov |
72 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly | Quah Zheng Wen | 15-Nov |
73 | Silver | Swimming | Women's 50m Freestyle | Mylene Ong Chui Bin | 15-Nov |
74 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle | Danny Yeo Kai Quan | 16-Nov |
75 | Silver | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle | Mylene Ong Chui Bin | 16-Nov |
76 | Silver | Swimming | Men's 200m Individual Medley | Joseph Isaac Schooling | 17-Nov |
77 | Silver | Synchronised Swimming | Duet Technical Routine | Stephanie Chen Mei Qi | 19-Nov |
78 | Silver | Synchronised Swimming | Duet Free Routine | Stephanie Chen Mei Qi | 20-Nov |
79 | Silver | Synchronised Swimming | Team Free Combination | Women's Team | 21-Nov |
80 | Silver | Table Tennis | Mixed Doubles | Gao Ning | 14-Nov |
81 | Silver | Table Tennis | Men's Doubles | Gao Ning | 15-Nov |
82 | Silver | Table Tennis | Women's Singles | Isabelle Li | 16-Nov |
83 | Silver | Table Tennis | Men's Singles | Yang Zi | 16-Nov |
84 | Silver | Taekwondo | Poomsae Ind Women's | Joyce Lim Soon Yi | 12-Nov |
85 | Silver | Waterski | Women's Wakeboard | Kalya Marissa Kee | 16-Nov |
86 | Silver | Waterski | Women's Slalom | Sasha Siew Hoon Christian | 17-Nov |
87 | Silver | Waterski | Mixed Wakeboard Team Overall | Sasha Siew Hoon Christian | 18-Nov |
88 | Bronze | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault | Chong Ming Xun | 12-Nov |
89 | Bronze | Athletics | Women's Discus | Zhang Guirong | 15-Nov |
90 | Bronze | Badminton | Men's Team | Men's Team | 12-Nov |
91 | Bronze | Badminton | Women's Team | Women's Team | 13-Nov |
92 | Bronze | Badminton | Men's Singles | Derek Wong Zi Liang | 19-Nov |
93 | Bronze | Badminton | Women's Doubles | Shinta Mulia Sari | 19-Nov |
94 | Bronze | Billiards | English Billiards Double | Peter Edward Gilchrist | 14-Nov |
95 | Bronze | Billiards | Women's 8-Ball Pool Singles | Hoe Shu Wah | 14-Nov |
96 | Bronze | Billiards | Women's 9-Ball Pool Singles | Hoe Shu Wah | 17-Nov |
97 | Bronze | Bridge | Mixed Buttler | Loo Choon Chou | 17-Nov |
98 | Bronze | Bridge | Mixed Team | Mixed Team | 17-Nov |
99 | Bronze | Bridge | Mixed Pairs | Loo Choon Chou | 21-Nov |
100 | Bronze | Bowling | Women's Singles | Jazreel Tan Shi Hua | 15-Nov |
101 | Bronze | Bowling | Women's Trios | New Hui Fen | 17-Nov |
102 | Bronze | Boxing | Men's Light Weight 60kg | Muhd Ridhwan Ahmad | 19-Nov |
103 | Bronze | Canoeing | Men's K2 1000m | Daniel Ang Jia Ming | 11-Nov |
104 | Bronze | Canoeing | Men's K4 1000m | Daniel Ang Jia Ming | 11-Nov |
105 | Bronze | Canoeing | Men's K2 200m | Brandon Ooi Wei Cheng | 13-Nov |
106 | Bronze | Cycling | 25km Individual Time Trial | Dinah Chan Siew Kheng | 14-Nov |
107 | Bronze | Cycling | 76.2km Road Race Individual | Dinah Chan Siew Kheng | 16-Nov |
108 | Bronze | Fencing | Women's Individual Epee | Ann Karin Melbye | 14-Nov |
109 | Bronze | Fencing | Men's Team Foil | Matthew Lam Hin Yui | 17-Nov |
110 | Bronze | Gymnastics | Women's Artistic Individual | Lim Heem Wei | 14-Nov |
111 | Bronze | Judo | Women's 57kg | Ang Xuan Yi | 19-Nov |
112 | Bronze | Karate | Kumite -55kg | Tay Qinyuan | 13-Nov |
113 | Bronze | Open Water Swimming | Men's 5000m | Brandon Boon Ji Xing | 17-Nov |
114 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Women's 300m | Rebecca Chew Rui Jun | 12-Nov |
115 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Men's 5000m | Daryl Chan Chiang | 12-Nov |
116 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Women's 5000m | Carmen Goh Jia Man | 12-Nov |
117 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Women's 1500m | Rebecca Chew Rui Jun | 13-Nov |
118 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Men's 3000m Relay | Lim June Liang | 13-Nov |
119 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Women's 500m | Emily Kwek Wei Wei | 14-Nov |
120 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Women's 10,000m | Carmen Goh Jia Man | 14-Nov |
121 | Bronze | Roller Sports | Men's 10,000m | Daryl Chan Chiang | 14-Nov |
122 | Bronze | Rowing | Women's W2- | Saiyidah Aisyah Mohd Rafa'ee | 16-Nov |
123 | Bronze | Rowing | Women's W1X | Saiyidah Aisyah Mohd Rafa'ee | 17-Nov |
124 | Bronze | Sailing | Men's Laser Class Radial | Terence Choo Jian Jie | 19-Nov |
125 | Bronze | Sailing | Men's RSX | Leonard Ong | 19-Nov |
126 | Bronze | Sailing | Women's Mistral | Amanda Ng Ling Kai | 19-Nov |
127 | Bronze | Silat | Tanding Class E | Mohd Saifullah Mohd Julaimi | 15-Nov |
128 | Bronze | Silat | Tanding Class I | Mohd Shakir Juanda | 15-Nov |
129 | Bronze | Silat | Men's Artistic Double | Muhd Azri Abdullah & Muhd Danial Azlani | 15-Nov |
130 | Bronze | Softball | Men's Softball | Men's Team | 18-Nov |
131 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Women's Boulder | Chung Sue Ann | 13-Nov |
132 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Men's Speed Track Individual | Adriel Choo Weng Khit | 14-Nov |
133 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Women's Speed Track Individual | Judith Sim | 14-Nov |
134 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Women's Speed Track Relay | Janice Ng Li | 17-Nov |
135 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Men's Speed Track Relay | Muhd Faizeen Abdul Malek | 17-Nov |
136 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Men's Speed Record | Adriel Choo Weng Khit | 18-Nov |
137 | Bronze | Sport Climbing | Women's Speed Record | Judith Sim | 18-Nov |
138 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle | Koh Hui Yu | 12-Nov |
139 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's 100m Butterfly | Joseph Isaac Schooling | 13-Nov |
140 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 200m Backstroke | Tao Li | 13-Nov |
141 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle | Jeremy Kevin Mathews | 13-Nov |
142 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle | Koh Hui Yu | 14-Nov |
143 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's 50m Freestyle | Russell Ong Kaiyi | 14-Nov |
144 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke | Rainer Ng Kai Wee | 14-Nov |
145 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's400m Freestyle | Jeremy Kevin Mathews | 15-Nov |
146 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's100m Backstroke | Zach Ong Wei Shien | 15-Nov |
147 | Bronze | Swimming | Men's 50m Backstroke | Quah Zheng Wen | 16-Nov |
148 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke | Samantha Louisa Yeo | 16-Nov |
149 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 50m Butterfly | Mylene Ong Chui Bin | 17-Nov |
150 | Bronze | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle | Amanda Lim Xiang Qi | 16-Nov |
151 | Bronze | Synchronised Swimming | Team Technical Routine | Women's Team | 19-Nov |
152 | Bronze | Taekwondo | Men's Poomsae Ind | Samuel Lee Kang Wei | 12-Nov |
153 | Bronze | Taekwondo | Men's Poomsae Team | Samuel Lee Kang Wei | 12-Nov |
154 | Bronze | Taekwondo | Women's Middle Weight 67kg | Jacqueline Quek Jie Jin | 15-Nov |
155 | Bronze | Taekwondo | Men's Fly Weight 54kg | Jason Tan Junwei | 15-Nov |
156 | Bronze | Waterski | Men's Wakeboard | Matthew Keng Christian | 16-Nov |
157 | Bronze | Waterski | Women's Waterski Overall | Sasha Siew Hoon Christian | 18-Nov |
158 | Bronze | Wushu | Women's Taijiquan & Taijijian | Valerie Wee Ling En | 19-Nov |
159 | Bronze | Wrestling | Men's 60kg | Aaron Koh Sheng Min | 16-Nov |
160 | Bronze | Wushu | Men's Duilian | Fung Jin Jie | 21-Nov |