Singapore competed at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, South Korea. Eight competitors from Singapore competed in a total of two sports (athletics and swimming), and did not place in the medal table.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Athletics Name Event and disability code Round reached Position Result Ng Hoe Chye Men's 200m 5-6 First round heats 36.98 secs Men's 400m 5-6 First round heats 1:16.04 mins Ong Bah Lee Women's 200m 3 First round heats 44.26 secs Women's 400m 3 Finals 1:30.63 mins Women's 800m 3 Finals 3:14.86 mins Raja Singh Men's 200m 2 First round heats 36.82 secs Men's 800m 2 First round heats 2:30.06 mins Men's 1500m 2 4:43.22 mins Men's marathon 2 Finals 18th 2:20:43 hrs Thanapal Sinniah Men's discus throw 5 Finals 24.40 metres Men's marathon 5-6 Finals 17th 3:33:56 hrs Tan Kian Meng William Men's 400m 4 1:10.29 mins Men's 800m 4 First round heats 2:20.49 mins Men's 1500m 4 4:38.22 mins Men's 5000m 4 16:27.66 mins Men's marathon 4 Finals 14th 2:13:42 hrs Tang See Chong Men's 200m 3 35.57 secs Men's 400m 3 1:08.34 mins Men's 800m 3 First round heats 2:37.73 mins Men's marathon 3 Finals 2:07:38 hrs Derek Yzelman Men's 100m 5-6 Finals 17.49 secs Men's 400m 5-6 1:07.67 mins Men's 800m 5-6 First round heats 2:17.96 mins Men's 1500m 5-6 First round heats 4:26.34 mins Men's marathon 5-6 Finals 13th 2:21:15 hrs
Swimming Name Event and disability code Round reached Position Result Thanapal Sinniah Men's 100m freestyle 5 First round heats 1:35.32 mins Yong Phen Chong Men's 50m breaststroke B1 First round heats 47.21 secs Men's 100m breaststroke B1 First round heats 1:47.15 mins Men's 100m butterfly B1 Finals 8th 1:59.15 mins
See also Singapore at the Paralympics Singapore at the 1988 Summer Olympics
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