Singapore participated in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games (SEA) which were held in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 6 to 16 December 2007.[1]
| Singapore at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | SIN |
| NOC | Singapore National Olympic Council |
| Website | www |
| in Nakhon Ratchasima | |
| Competitors | 442 in 35 sports |
| Flag bearer | Lee Yen Hui Kendrick |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Singapore won a record 43 gold medals at the SEA Games.[2]
Participation details
editSingapore sent a total contingent of 658 to the 2007 SEA Games: of 442 competitors and 216 officials. The largest contingent ever sent to an away games, they participated in 35 of the 45 sports in the games.
| Sport | Competitors | Gold Medal Target | Gold Medals in previous games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 16 | 0 | |
| Aquatics | 22 (Swimming), 13 (Water polo) | 8 (Swimming), 1 (Water polo) | 13 (Swimming), 1 (Water polo) |
| Athletics | 24 | 3 | |
| Badminton | 20 | 0 | |
| Basketball | 12 | Not held | |
| Billiards and Snooker | 10 | 1 | |
| Bodybuilding | 4 | 2 | |
| Bowling | 12 | 0 | |
| Canoeing/Kayaking | 4 | 0 | |
| Cycling | 3 | 0 | |
| Dancesport | 2 | 0 | |
| Equestrian | 5 | 0 | |
| Fencing | 27 | 1 | |
| Football | 29 | 0 | |
| Golf | 5 | 0 | |
| Gymnastics | 12 | 2 | |
| Hockey | 32 | Not held | |
| Judo | 6 | 0 | |
| Karatedo | 2 | 0 | |
| Lawn bowls | 5 | 0 | |
| Muay Thai | 3 | Did not participate | |
| Pencak Silat | 14 | 3 | 1 |
| Pétanque | 4 | 0 | |
| Polo | 6 | Not held | |
| Rowing | 2 | 0 | |
| Rugby | 24 | Not held | |
| Sailing | 25 | 4 | 7 |
| Sepaktakraw | 10 | 0 | |
| Shooting | 20 (shooting), 8 (skeet and trap) | 5 | 3 |
| Softball | 34 | 0 | |
| Squash | 2 | Did not participate | |
| Table tennis | 10 | 6 | |
| Taekwondo | 3 | 0 | |
| Triathlon | 5 | 1 | |
| Wushu | 7 | 1 |
No athletes were fielded for Baseball, Boxing, Chess, Handball, Netball, Tennis, Traditional boat race, Volleyball, Weightlifting and Wrestling.
Medals
editSingapore entered the games expecting a Gold medal hail of between 35 and 45.[3] On 12 December 2007, the target was raised and 42 - 45.[4]
| Rank | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aquatics - Swimming | 11 | 9 | 6 | 26 |
| 2 | Shooting | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
| 3 | Table tennis | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | Sailing | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Gymnastics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Bowling | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Fencing | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Wushu | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pencak Silat | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | Aquatics - Water Polo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Triathlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Badminton | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | Billiards and Snooker | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 | Bodybuilding | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rugby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Softball | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 | Hockey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Polo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Muay Thai | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Canoe/Kayak | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Archery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Karatedo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Petanque | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rowing | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (28 entries) | 43 | 43 | 41 | 127 | |
Significant results
edit- Singapore retained pole position in Swimming, despite the absence of Joscelin Yeo who has since retired. 10 of the 22 swimmers were first-timers. In all, they broke four games records, nine national records, four U17 national records, and recorded 26 personal bests.[5]
- The Table tennis contingent swept all seven gold medals in the sport, the first time Singapore had done so in the SEA games.[6]
- The water polo team retained their title for the 22nd consecutive time since 1965, despite having eight new members in a team of 13.[7]
References
edit- ^ "24th SEA GAMES 6 - 15 DECEMBER 2007 NAKHON RATCHASIMA THAILAND". www.koratseagames.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ "SEA Games: Swimmers deliver three golds to record best ever 'away' gold haul for Singapore". sg.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "SEA Games: Team Singapore targeting 35 to 45 gold medals". Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- ^ Lim, Marc (12 December 2007). "Revised target: 45 golds". The Straits Times. p. 38.
- ^ Lim, Marc (13 December 2007). "S'pore men regain Midas touch". The Straits Times. pp. H12.
- ^ "The Straits Times Athlete of the Year 2011" (PDF). p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "SEA Games: Water polo team continues winning streak with 22nd gold". 11 December 2007.
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