Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Singapore at the Paralympic Games
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At the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing
Competitors	6 in 4 sports
Flag bearer	Desiree Lim, Theresa Goh
Medals Rank: 46	Gold 1	Silver 1	Bronze 2	Total 4
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1960–1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008

Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, represented by six athletes competing in four sports: swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics. The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to be Desiree Lim, a sailor. However, as the sailing events were held in Qingdao, it was Theresa Goh (swimming) who was the flagbearer on that day. The 2008 Summer Paralympics marked the first time Singapore had won a Paralympic medal of any kind.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
1 Gold	Yip Pin Xiu	Swimming	Women's 50m Backstroke S3	September 15
2 Silver	Yip Pin Xiu	Swimming	Women's 50m Freestyle S3	September 13
3 Bronze	Laurentia Tan	Equestrian	Individual Championship Test Grade 1A	September 9
3 Bronze	Laurentia Tan	Equestrian	Individual Freestyle Test Grade 1A	September 11

Athletes

Athletics

• Ting Chee Keong Eric

Equestrian

• Laurentia Tan

Sailing

Singaporeans will compete in the following event in sailing:

• Lim Kok Liang Desiree - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
• Tan Wei Qiang Jovin - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18

Swimming

• Theresa Goh
• Yip Pin Xiu

See also

• 2008 Summer Paralympics
• Singapore at the Paralympics
• Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics

External links

• Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site
• International Paralympic Committee
• Team Singapore Beijing 2008 Olympics Microsite