Singapore at the 1982 Asian Games

Singapore at the
1982 Asian Games
IOC codeSIN
NOCSingapore National Olympic Council
Websitewww.singaporeolympics.com (in English)
in New Delhi
Medals
Ranked 16th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
3
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Singapore participated in the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi, India from 19 November to 4 December 1982. Singapore ranked 16th with 1 gold and 2 bronze medals with a total of 3 over-all medals.[1]

Singapore sent 64 athletes to compete in New Delhi.[2] National water polo team coach, Tan Eng Bock, was assigned as chef de mission for the contingent. On the eve of the games, Tan revealed the target of meeting the same number of medals at the 1978 Asian Games, two golds, one bronze and four silver medals.[2]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Ang Peng Siong Swimming 100 m men's freestyle
 Bronze Ang Peng Siong Swimming 100 m men's butterfly
 Bronze Lai May May
Gillian Chee
Mavis Ee
Chan Mui Pin 		Swimming 4 × 100 m women's freestyle relay

Field Hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1982 Asian Games
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
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Singapore women's Women's tournament  South Korea
L 0–5 		 Malaysia
L 0–1 		 Japan
L 0–1 		 Hong Kong
W 4–1 		 India
L 0–3 		5 Did not advance 5

Women's tournament

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 India 5 5 0 0 37 1 +36 10
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 17 8 +9 7
 Malaysia 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1 7
 Japan 5 2 0 3 15 8 +7 4
 Singapore 5 1 0 4 4 11 −7 2
 Hong Kong 5 0 0 5 1 47 −46 0
21 November
South Korea  5–0  Singapore
Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi
22 November
Malaysia  1–0  Singapore
Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi
23 November
Japan  1–0  Singapore
Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi
25 November
Singapore  4–1  Hong Kong
Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi
26 November
India  3–0  Singapore
Shivaji Stadium, New Delhi

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1982 Asian Games

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group Stage Semifinal / Pl. Final / BM / Pl.
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Singapore men's Men's tournament  Saudi Arabia
W 27–4 		 Japan
L 6–15 		 Bangladesh
W 24–4 		2 Q  China
L 5–25 		 India
L 7–8 		4

Men's tournament

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Japan 3 3 0 0 70 7 +63 6
2  Singapore 3 2 0 1 57 23 +34 4
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 17 60 −43 2
4  Bangladesh 3 0 0 3 15 69 −54 0
Source: Results
20 November Singapore  27–4  Saudi Arabia Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi
21 November Japan  15–6  Singapore Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi
23 November Singapore  24–4  Bangladesh Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

Semifinals

24 November China  25–5  Singapore Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

Bronze medal match

28 November Singapore  7–8  India Talkatora Swimming Pool, New Delhi

References

  1. ^ "OVER ALL MEDAL STANDINGS - NEW DELHI 1982". Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ a b "NOW, FOR SCAPEGOATS". Singapore Monitor. 4 December 1982. p. 40. Retrieved 23 August 2022.


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