Singapore at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Singapore at the Olympic Games
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At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens
Competitors	16 (6 men, 10 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Ronald Susilo
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Malaysia (1964)

Singapore competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

Neither Singaporean athlete managed to progress beyond the opening round of their competition.

Men's 100 metres:

• Poh Seng Song

• Round 1 — 10.75 s (7th in heat 1, did not advance, 62nd overall)

Women's Shot Put:

• Zhang Guirong

• Qualification — 16.58 m (11th in Group A, did not advance, 24th overall)

Badminton

World #1 Lin Dan of China had an unfortunate draw by getting Singapore's world #9 Ronald Susilo in the first round. Susilo dismissed Lin in straight sets, then beat his German opponent in the second round. He lost the first set 15-10 to his Thai opponent in the quarters, and then fell apart, losing the second set 15-1 and ending his Olympic run two matches short of a medal spot. The two women entrants were not as successful against their first round matches against Chinese opposition.

Men's Singles:

• Ronald Susilo

• Round of 32 — Defeated (1) Lin Dan of China (15 - 12, 15 - 10)
• Round of 16 — Defeated Bjoern Joppien of Germany (15 - 11, 15 - 6)
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand (10 - 15, 1 - 15)

Women's Singles:

• Jiang Yanmei

• Round of 32 — Lost to Yao Jie of China (9 - 11, 4 - 11)

• Li Li

• Round of 32 — Lost to (1) Gong Ruina of China (9 - 11, 4 - 11)

Sailing

Siong's highest finish was 18th, in the final race, and never cracked the top 30 in the overall rankings.

Open Laser:

• Stanley Tan Kheng Siong

• 322 points (37th overall)

Shooting

Men's Trap:

• Lee Wung Yew

• Qualification — 115 points (→ did not advance, 21st place (tied))

Swimming

None of the five Singaporean swimmers in Athens made it out of their openign heat, with the best performance being a 19th in the 200 metre IM from Joscelin Yeo.

Men's 100 metre Freestyle:

• Mark Chay

• Heat — 52.83 s (→ did not advance, 56th place)

Men's 200 metre Freestyle:

• Mark Chay

• Heat — 1:54.70 (→ did not advance, 51st place)

Men's 200 metre Individual Medley:

• Gary Tan

• Heat — 2:08.44 (→ did not advance, 43rd place)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke:

• Nicolette Teo

• Heat — 1:12.87 (→ did not advance, 33rd place)

Women's 200 metre Breaststroke:

• Nicolette Teo

• Heat — 2:38.17 (→ did not advance, 30th place)

Women's 100 metre Butterfly:

• Joscelin Yeo

• Heat — 1:00.81 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Women's 200 metre Butterfly:

• Christel Bouvron

• Heat — 2:26.21 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Women's 200 metre Individual Medley:

• Joscelin Yeo

• Heat — 2:18.61 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Table Tennis

Two Singaporean women made the quarterfinals, including 8th ranked Li. In the quarters, Li easily dismissed 2000 Olympic champion and 2003 World champion Wang Nan of China in four sets. In the semis, she faced an unheralded North Korean opponent, and stormed out to a three-sets-to-one lead, only to end up losing in four sets. In the bronze medal match, she won the first set, then lost the next three, ending up in fourth place. Overall, the Singaporean team put together a 9-6 record in Athens.

Women's Singles:

• Jing Jun Hong

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Defeated Silvija Erdelji of Serbia and Montenegro (11 - 3, 11 - 8, 10 - 12, 11 - 4, 4 - 11, 11 - 6)
• Round 3 — Lost to (15) Kim Hyon-Hui of North Korea (11 - 7, 8 - 11, 11 - 6, 5 - 11, 4 - 11, 9 - 11)

• (6) Li Jia Wei

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Bye
• Round 3 — Defeated Petra Cada of Canada (11 - 4, 11 - 6, 11 - 7, 11 - 8)
• Round 4 — Defeated (13) Aya Umemura of Japan (14 - 12, 13 - 11, 8 - 11, 15 - 13, 9 - 11, 11 - 7)
• Quarterfinal — Defeated (2) Wang Nan of China (11 - 7, 11 - 7, 11 - 13, 11 - 9, 11 - 8)
• Semifinal — Lost to Kim Hyang-Mi of North Korea (11 - 8, 6 - 11, 11 - 0, 11 - 8, 8 - 11, 6 - 11, 9 - 11)
• Bronze Medal Match — Lost to Kim Kyung-Ah of South Korea (11 - 9, 8 - 11, 7 - 11, 5 - 11, 8 - 11)

• Zhang Xueling

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Defeated Jasna Reed of the United States (11 - 7, 11 - 7, 8 - 11, 11 - 7, 11 - 5)
• Round 3 — Defeated (14) Lee Eun-Sil of South Korea (11 - 5, 11 - 7, 11 - 9, 9 - 11, 11 - 6)
• Round 4 — Defeated Ai Fujinuma of Japan (11 - 7, 11 - 8, 6 - 11, 11 - 7, 9 - 11, 11 - 7)
• Quarterfinal — Lost to Kim Hyang-Mi of North Korea (7 - 11, 4 - 11, 11 - 9, 8 - 11, 11 - 8, 10 - 12)

Women's Doubles:

• Tan Paey Fern and Zhang Xueling

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Defeated Whitney Ping and Jasna Reed of the United States (11 - 8, 11 - 4, 11 - 5, 13 - 11)
• Round 3 — Defeated Mihaela Steff and Adriana Zamfir of Romania (8 - 11, 11 - 6, 12 - 10, 11 - 9, 11 - 8)
• Round 4 — Lost to Lee Eun-Sil and Seok Eun-Mi of South Korea (14 - 12, 11 - 7, 11 - 7, 11 - 8)

• (4) Jing Jun Hong and Li Jia Wei

• Round 1 — Bye
• Round 2 — Bye
• Round 3 — Bye
• Round 4 — Lost to Kim Bok-Rae and Kim Kyung-Ah of South Korea (11 - 9, 5 - 11, 10 - 12, 11 - 8, 11 - 9, 8 - 11, 8 - 11)

Officials

• President — Rear Admiral Teo Chee Hean
• Secretary General — Chris Chan

References

• Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad
• sports-reference

• Wallechinsky, David; Jamie Loucky (2008). The Complete Book of the Olympics — 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1845133306.