- Singapore at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Infobox Paralympics Singapore
games=2008 Summer
competitors= 6
sports= 4
flagbearer=Desiree Lim ,Theresa Goh
officials=
gold= 1
silver= 1
bronze= 2
rank= 46Singapore sent a delegation to compete at the2008 Summer Paralympics inBeijing , represented by six athletes competing in four sports: swimming, sailing, equestrian and athletics. [ [http://www.ssc.gov.sg/publish/Corporate/en/news/media_releases/2008/best_prepared_team.print.html "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent"] , Singapore Sports Council, July 10, 2008] The country's flagbearer at the Games' opening ceremony was supposed to beDesiree Lim , a sailor. [ [http://www.ssc.gov.sg/publish/Corporate/en/news/media_releases/2008/best_prepared_team.print.html "Team Singapore Paralympic Games Contingent"] , Singapore Sports Council, July 10, 2008] However, as the sailing events were held inQingdao , it wasTheresa 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
Athletes
Athletics
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Ting Chee Keong Eric Equestrian
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Laurentia Tan Sailing
Singaporeans will compete in the following event in sailing [ [http://www.sailing.org/24411.php "National Line Up For 2008 Paralympic Sailing Competition"] , International Association for Disabled Sailing, July 16, 2008] :
*Lim Kok Liang Desiree - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18
*Tan Wei Qiang Jovin - Two-Person Keelboat - SKUD18Swimming
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Theresa Goh
*Yip Pin Xiu ee also
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2008 Summer Paralympics
*Singapore at the Paralympics
*Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics External links
* [http://en.beijing2008.com/83/66/column211716683.shtml Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games Official Site]
* [http://www.paralympic.org International Paralympic Committee]
* [http://www.ndp.org.sg/teamsg/ Team Singapore Beijing 2008 Olympics Microsite]References
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