# Singapore at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Singapore competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from 8 to 24 August 2008.
The following athletes have qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics, although the final selection of names for some events may change are dependent on the relevant sports bodies, and all athletes require approval from the Singapore National Olympic Council.
On 17 August 2008, Singapore won its first Olympic medal as an independent nation in the women's table tennis team event, 48 years after its first medal (then as a British colony) – also a silver – by Tan Howe Liang in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Silver | Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu | Table tennis | Women's team |

## Athletics
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Calvin Kang Li Loong | 100 m | 10.73 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position | Distance | Position |
| Zhang Guirong | Shot put | 16.23 | 29 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Badminton

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semi-final | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ronald Susilo | Men's singles | Bye | Lee C W (MAS) L 13–21, 14–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Xing Aiying | Women's singles | Konon (BLR) L 19–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Jiang Yanmei Li Yujia | Women's doubles | — | — | Lee / Mangkalakiri (USA) W 21–12, 21–12 | Lee K-w / Lee H-j (KOR) L 15–21, 12–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Hendri Saputra Li Yujia | Mixed doubles | — | — | Laybourn / Juhl (DEN) L 12–21, 14–21 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Sailing

Singapore had qualified the following boats for these Games.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Koh Seng Leong | Laser | 35 | 41 | 29 | 39 | 44 BFD | 33 | 23 | 3 | 36 | CAN | EL | 239 | 26 |
| Terence Koh Xu Yuan Zhen | 470 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 30 OCS | 8 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 26 | EL | 159 | 22 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | M* | Net points | Final rank |
| Lo Man Yi | Laser Radial | 21 | 14 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 3 | CAN | EL | 128 | 25 |
| Deborah Ong Toh Liying | 470 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 OCS | 16 | 19 | 18 | EL | 156 | 19 |
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Lee Wung Yew | Trap | 110 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Tay Zhirong Bryan | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.41 NR | 41 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semi-final | Semi-final | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Lynette Lim | 200 m freestyle | 2:02.30 | 28 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lynette Lim | 400 m freestyle | 4:17.67 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Lynette Lim | 800 m freestyle | 8:45.56 | 30 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Quah Ting Wen | 100 m freestyle | 56.14 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Quah Ting Wen | 400 m individual medley | 4:51.25 | 25 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tao Li | 100 m butterfly | 57.77 | 4 Q | 57.54 | 4 Q | 57.99 | 5 |
| Tao Li | 200 m butterfly | 2:12.63 | 26 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolette Teo | 100 m breaststroke | 1:10.75 | 32 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nicolette Teo | 200 m breaststroke | 2:34.60 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Preliminary round | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Quarterfinals | Semi-finals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Gao Ning | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Tan Rw (CRO) L 0–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Yang Zi | Men's singles | Bye | Bye | Freitas (POR) W 4–2 | Chuang C-Y (TPE) W 4–3 | Primorac (CRO) L 2–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feng Tianwei | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Dang Y-S (KOR) W 4–0 | Li J (NED) W 4–2 | Zhang Yn (CHN) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Li Jiawei | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Boroš (CRO) W 4–1 | Lin (HKG) W 4–3 | Wang (USA) W 4–1 | Zhang Yn (CHN) L 1–4 | Guo Y (CHN) L 2–4 | 4 |
| Wang Yuegu | Women's singles | Bye | Bye | Bye | Wu X (DOM) L 1–4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group round | Group round | Semi-finals | Bronze playoff 1 | Bronze playoff 2 | Bronze medal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Cai Xiaoli Gao Ning Yang Zi | Men's team | Group B Germany (GER) L 1 – 3 Croatia (CRO) L 1 – 3 Canada (CAN) W 3 – 0 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu | Women's team | Group B United States (USA) W 3 – 0 Netherlands (NED) W 3 – 0 Nigeria (NGR) W 3 – 0 | 1 Q | South Korea (KOR) W 3 – 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | China (CHN) L 0 – 3 | |