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Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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4 in 3 sports

Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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Singapore National Olympic Council

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www.singaporeolympics.com

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Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres
  • Canagasabai Kunalan
    1. First round : 10.4 s
    2. Second round : 10.3 s (did not advance)
    Men's 200 metres
  • Canagasabai Kunalan — Heats: 21.3 s (did not advance)

    • Shooting

    One male shooter represented Singapore in 1968.

    25 m pistol
  • Loh Kok Heng — 566 points (→ 46th place)
    • 50 m pistol
  • Loh Kok Heng — 499 points (→ 66th place)

    • Swimming

  • Patricia Chan — did not start any of the six events she was entered

    • Weightlifting

    Bantamweight
  • Chye Hong-Tung
    1. Press: 92.5 kg
    2. Snatch: 87.5 kg
    3. Jerk: 122.5 kg
    4. Total: 302.5 kg (→ 12th place)
    Featherweight
  • Chua Phung Kim — disqualified

    • References

    Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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