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Singapore At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Singapore competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Results by event Shooting * Khatijah Surattee Swimming Men's 50m Freestyle * Ang Peng Siong :* Heat — 23.08 :* B-Final — 23.39 (→ 11th place) * Oon Jin Gee :* Heat — 24.86 (→ did not advance, 45th place) Men's 100m Freestyle * Ang Peng Siong :* Heat — 52.53 (→ did not advance, 40th place) * Oon Jin Gee :* Heat — 53.26 (→ did not advance, 43rd place) Men's 200m Freestyle * David Lim (swimmer), David Lim :* Heat — 1:56.44(→ did not advance, 43rd place) * Oon Jin Gee :* Heat — 1:57.28 (→ did not advance, 46th place) Men's 400m Freestyle * Desmond Koh :* Heat — 4:15.54 (→ did not advance, 44th place) Men's 100m Backstroke * David Lim (swimmer), David Lim :* Heat — 57.34 :* B-Final — 57.72 (→ did not advance, 14th place) Men's 200m Backstroke * David Lim ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore National Olympic Council
The Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC) is the National Olympic Committee and National Paralympic Committee for the Republic of Singapore. It was founded in 1947 as the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council (SOSC) before renaming to its current iteration in 1970. The SNOC is responsible for supporting, entering and overseeing Team Singapore for the Olympic Games, Youth Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, Winter Youth Olympic Games, SEA Games, Asian Games, Asian Youth Games and the Commonwealth Games. The SNOC is currently headed by Tan Chuan-Jin, who is also the Speaker of the Parliament. History Before the 1948 Summer Olympics organised by Britain, Britain sent out invitations to its colonies and dependencies to participate in the Games. However, due to a lack of an Olympic Council, Singapore, despite being a Crown Colony, was omitted. This led to the formation of Singapore Olympic and Sports Council on 27 May 1947. It was planned that the Council will merge with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |