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Singapore at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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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.
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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.
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Athletics
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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]
- Key
- Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
- Q = Qualified for the next round
- DNS = Did not start
- q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
- NR = National record
- N/A = Round not applicable for the event
- Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
- Track & road events
Badminton
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Singapore entered four badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.
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Canoeing
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)
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Equestrian
Singapore entered one equestrian 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
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Fencing
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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]
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Golf
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.
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Rowing
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
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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] The nation won the first ever medal in Sailing.
- Elimination events
- Medal race events
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
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Shooting
Singaporean shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on ISSF World Olympic Rankings.
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Swimming
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]
Table tennis
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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.
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References
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