Singapore competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut at the 1948 Games. In addition, Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for Singapore are table tennis player Yu Mengyu and shuttler Loh Kean Yew. Diver Jonathan Chan is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony.
Singapore failed to win any Olympic medals for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics, with the last time being at the 2004 edition.
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 0 1 1Badminton 1 1 2Diving 1 1 2Equestrian 0 1 1Fencing 0 2 2Gymnastics 0 1 1Rowing 0 1 1Sailing 1 3 4Shooting 0 1 1Swimming 2 2 4Table tennis 1 3 4 Total 6 17 23
Athletics
Singapore received a universality slot from IAAF to send a female athlete to the Olympics. Veronica Shanti Pereira finished in sixth place in her heat and did not advance to the next round of the competition.Heat results for Athletics:
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankVeronica Shanti PereiraWomen's 200 m23.96 6 Did not advance
Badminton
Singapore entered two badminton players (one per gender) into the Olympic tournament. Loh Kean Yew and Yeo Jia Min were selected to compete at the Games in the men's and women's singles, respectively, based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings.
Athlete Event Group stageGroup Stage results for Badminton:
Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Loh Kean Yew Men's singles W (21–15, 21–12) L (20–22, 21–13, 18–21) 2 Did not advance Yeo Jia Min Women's singles W (21–7, 21–10) L (13–21, 14–21) 2 Did not advance
Diving
Singapore sent one diver (Jonathan Chan) to the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal in the men's platform at the 2019 Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, marking the country's debut in the sport at the Games. Additionally, Freida Lim qualified in the Olympics after finishing fifteenth in the semifinal round of the women's platform in FINA Diving World Cup thereby making the country's first female diver.
AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankJonathan ChanMen's 10 m platform311.1526Did not advanceFreida LimWomen's 10 m platform215.9030Did not advance
Equestrian
With New Zealand withdrawing and Malaysia failing to comply with the minimum eligibility requirements, Singapore received an invitation from FEI to send a dressage rider to the Games, as the next highest-ranked eligible nation within the individual FEI Olympic Rankings for Group G (South East Asia, Oceania). This outcome signified the nation's Olympic debut in the equestrian disciplines. Caroline Chew was selected to represent Singapore at the Games.
Dressage Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Freestyle Overall Score Rank Technical Artistic Score Rank Caroline Chew Tribiani Individual Eliminated Did not advance Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser
Fencing
Singapore entered two fencers into the Olympic competition for the first time since 1992. Kiria Tikanah (women's épée) and American-based Amita Berthier (women's foil) claimed the fencing spots on the Singaporean roster as the sole winners of their respective individual events at the Asia and Oceania Zonal Qualifier in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Athlete Event Round of 64Round of 64 results for Fencing: Round of 32Round of 32 results for Fencing:
Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Opposition Score Rank Kiria Tikanah Women's épée W 15–11 L 10–15 Did not advance Amita Berthier Women's foil L 4–15 Did not advance
Gymnastics
Artistic Singapore entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time since 2012. As one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, Tan Sze En received a spare berth freed up by host nation Japan. Neither Sze En nor her team qualified directly through the all-around competition, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.
Women AthleteEventQualificationQualification results for Artistic Gymnastics:
FinalApparatusTotalRankApparatusTotalRank Tan Sze En Balance beam colspan=2 11.033 11.033 84 Did not advance Floor colspan=3 11.833 11.833 75 Did not advance
Rowing
Singapore received an invitation from World Rowing to send a rower competing in the women's single sculls to the Games, as the next highest-ranked nation vying for qualification at the 2021 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, Japan. Joan Poh was entered to compete in the Games.
Athlete Event HeatsHeats results for Rowing: RepechageRepechage results for Rowing: Quarterfinals SemifinalsSemifinals results for Rowing: FinalFinal results for Rowing: Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Joan Poh Women's single sculls 8:31.12 6 R 8:40.06 4 SE/F colspan="2" 8:47.77 3 FE 8:21.23 28 Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Singaporean sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the class-associated World Championships and the continental regattas.
AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank123456789101112M*Ryan LoMen's Laser1815628212422222 colspan="2" EL15821Amanda NgWomen's RS:X2217202526262623262425EL26026Kimberly LimCecilia LowWomen's 49er FX121211151332781132011710 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
Singaporean shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020.
Athlete Event QualificationQualification results for Shooting: Final Points Rank Points Rank Adele Tan Women's 10 m air rifle 625.3 21 Did not advance
Swimming
Singaporean swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT) and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)). Another swimmer qualified via universality places:
Athlete Event HeatHeat results for Swimming:
Semifinal FinalFinal result for Swimming: Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Quah Zheng Wen Men's 100 m backstroke 53.94 22 Did not advance Men's 100 m butterfly 52.39 34 Did not advance Men's 200 m butterfly 1:56.42 22 Did not advance Joseph Schooling Men's 100 m freestyle 49.84 39 Did not advance Men's 100 m butterfly 53.12 44 Did not advance Chantal Liew Women's 10 km open water colspan="4" 2:08:17.9 23 Quah Ting Wen Women's 50 m freestyle 26.16 40 Did not advance Women's 100 m freestyle 56.36 36 Did not advance
Table tennis
Singapore entered four athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The women's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the women's singles tournament and men's single at 2021 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar. Meanwhile, Clarence Chew scored a zonal-match triumph for Southeast Asia to book a men's singles spot at the Asian Qualification Tournament in Doha, Qatar.
Athlete Event Preliminary Round 1Round 1 results for Table Tennis: Round 2Round 2 results for Table Tennis:
Round 3Round 3 results for Table Tennis:
Round of 16Round of 16 results for Table Tennis:
QuarterfinalsQuarterfinals results for Table Tennis:
SemifinalsSemifinals results for Table Tennis: Final / Final / Bronze medal match results for Table Tennis: OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult OppositionResult Rank Clarence Chew Men's singles W 4–2 L 1–4 Did not advance Feng Tianwei Women's singles colspan="3" W 4–1 L 1–4 Did not advance Yu Mengyu colspan="2" W 4–0 W 4–0 W 4–2 W 4–1 L 0–4 L 1–4 4 Feng TianweiLin YeYu Mengyu Women's team colspan="4" W 3–0 L 0–3Did not advance
See also Singapore at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
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