Jump to content

Singapore at the 1960 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Singapore at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codeSIN
NOCSingapore National Olympic Council
Websitewww.singaporeolympics.com
in Rome
Competitors5 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 32nd
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Singapore competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Five competitors, all men, took part in three events in three sports.[1] This marked the first and only time Singapore competed at the Olympics as a self-governing colony of the United Kingdom under what would later become the national flag. Tan Howe Liang won the territory's first ever Olympic medal, its only medal until 2008.

Medalists

[edit]

Silver

[edit]

The following Singaporean athletes participated in the games:[2]

Sailing

[edit]

Shooting

[edit]

One shooter represented Singapore in 1960.

50 m pistol

Weightlifting

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Singapore at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
[edit]