Singapore at the 2006 Asian Games

Infobox Country Asiad
NOC=SIN
flagcaption=Flag of Singapore
games=2006
gamesloc=Doha
competitors=134
sports=
flagbearer=
gold=8
silver=7
bronze=12
total=27
rank=12
asiadappearances=1951 • 1954 • 1958 • 1962 • 1966 • 1970 • 1974 • 1978 • 1982 • 1986 • 1990 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

Singapore competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha under the IOC country code SIN. It sent its largest contingent since participating in the Asian Games in 1951, with 215 members comprised of 134 athletes and 81 officials. The contingent was led by Chef-de-Mission Annabel Pennefather, and assisted by Deputy Chef-de-Mission Abdul Rahman bin Hassan. The flag-bearer was sailor Tay Junhao Roy [http://www.teamsingapore.com.sg/publish/teamsingapore/en/games/asian/2006/press_room/press_releases/2006/tsholds_joint_flag_presentation.html] .

A total of eight gold medals were targeted prior to the commencement of the games, three more than its best-ever haul in the 2002 Asian Games in Busan [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/244701/1/.html] . These medals were expected in bowling, bodybuilding, sailing and cue sports. By 10 December bowling and bodybuilding delievered a gold each, although the later did not reach their target of two gold medals [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/246245/1/.html] . Shooting and cue sports failed to deliver, while swimming contributed a surprise gold medal [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_sports/view/245982/1/.html] .They reached their target of 8 golds at 13 December 2006, a surprising 5 golds in Sailing, beating China in the Sailing Medal Table.

Medals

Men's 400m Freestyle
*Cheah Mingzhe Marcus (Heats: 4:03.94; 9th out of 26)
*Sng Ju Wei (Heats: Withdrew)

Men's 400m Individual Medley
*Lim Zhi Cong (Heats: 4:35.27, 8th out of 17; Finals: 4:35.56, 7th)

Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
*Cheah Mingzhe Marcus, Tan Lee Yu Gary, Tay Zhirong, Sng Ju Wei (Heats: 7:42.74; Finals: 7:39.61, 4th)

Women's 50m Backstroke
*Ng Hiang Yuet Lynette (Heats: 30.31, 9th out of 23)
*Tao Li (Heats: 29.40,4th out of 23; Finals: 29.20, 6th)

Women's 50m Breaststroke
*Ho Ru En (Heats: 34.62, 9th out of 19)
*Teo Wei Min Nicolette (Heats: 33.33, 5th out of 19; Finals: 33.35, 7th)

Women's 50m Freestyle
*Ho Shu Yong (Heats: 27.45; 15th out of 34)
*Ng Hiang Yuet Lynette (Heats: 27.22, 12th out of 34)

Women's 100m Backstroke
*Ng Hiang Yuet Lynette (Heats: 1:06.81, ranked 10th out of 19)

Women's 100m Breaststroke
*Teo Wei Min Nicolette (Heats: 1:11.65, 5th out of 17; Finals: 1:11.16, 5th)

Women's 100m Butterfly
*Tao Li (Heats: 59.53, 1st out of 20; Finals: 58.96, 3rd)
*Yeo Wei Ling Joscelin (Heats: 1:00.97, 8th out of 20; Finals: 1:00.65, 8th)

Women's 100m Freestyle
*Ong Chui Bin Mylene (Heats: 59.29, 13th out of 28)
*Ng Hiang Yuet Lynette (Heats: 59.39, 14th out of 28)

Women's 200m Breaststroke
*Teo Wei Min Nicolette (Heats: 2:37.41, 7th out of 14; Finals: 2:38.43, 7th)

Women's 200m Butterfly
*Quah Ting Wen (2:20.52; Finals: 2:21.27, 8th)

Women's 200m Freestyle
*Quah Ting Wen (Heats: 2:07:51, 9th out of 21)
*Ong Chui Bin Mylene (Heats: 2:08:33, 10th out of 21)

Women's 400m Freestyle
*Quah Ting Wen (Heats: 4:22:72; Finals: 4:21:00, 7th out of 17)
*Tan Pei Shan (Heats: 4:30:07, 13th out of 17)

Women's 800m Freestyle
*Quah Ting Wen (Finals: 9:01.01, 7th out of 13)
*Tan Pei Shan (Finals: 9:21.10, 12th out of 13)

Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
*Ho Shu Yong, Ng Hiang Yuet Lynette, Ong Chui Bin Mylene, Tao Li (Heats: 3:58.47 5th out of 9; Finals: 3:53.33, 5th)

Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay
*Ong Chui Bin Mylene, Quah Ting Wen, Tan Pei Shan, Tao Li (Heats: 8:46.16 5th out of 9; Finals: 8:31.78, 7th)

Women's 4x100m Medley Relay
*Ong Chui Bin Mylene, Tao Li, Teo Wei Min Nicolette, Yeo Wei Ling Joscelin (Finals: 4:16.87, 5th)

Table tennis

Men's Singles
*Gao Ning
**Round of 32: Defeated Sri Lanka (Rohana Sirisena) 4-0
**Round of 16: lost to Chinese Taipei (Chuang Chih Yuan) 1-4
*Yang Zi
**Round of 32: Defeated Kuwait (Hatem Wadi) 4-0
**Round of 16: lost to China (Ma Lin) 0-4

Men's Doubles
*Cai Xiaoli, Lee Tien Hoe Clarence
**Round of 32: defeated Qatar 3-0
**Round of 16: lost to Korea 1-3
*Gao Ning, Yang Zi
**Round of 32: defeated Macau, China 3-0
**Round of 16: lost to Japan 1-3

Men's Team
*Cai Xiaoli, Gao Ning, Ho Jia Ren Jason, Lee Tien Hoe Clarence, Yang Zi
**Stage 1 (Group D): defeated North Korea 3-2
**Stage 1 (Group D): lost to Chinese Taipei 1-3
**Quarterfinal: lost to South Korea 0-3

Women's Singles
*Li Jiawei
**Round of 32: Defeated Kuwait (Dalal Alhammad) 4-0
**Round of 16: Defeated Thailand (Anisara Muangsuk) 4-3
**Quarterfinal: Defeated South Korea (Kwak Bang Bang) 4-0
**Semifinals: lost to China (Guo Yue) 1-4; finished 3rd
*Sun Beibei
**Round of 32: Defeated Lebanon (Lara Kejebachian) 4-0
**Round of 16: lost to China (Wang Nan) 1-4

Women's Doubles
*Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei
**Round of 32: defeated Macau, China 3-0
**Round of 16: defeated Uzbekistan 3-0
**Quarterfinal: lost to China (Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia) 0-3
*Tan Paey Fern, Zhang Xueling
**Round of 32: lost to China 1-3

Women's Team
*Li Jiawei, Sun Beibei, Tan Paey Fern, Tan Yan Zhen, Zhang Xueling
**Stage 1 (Group D): defeated Macau 3-0
**Stage 1 (Group D): defeated Thailand 3-1
**Quarterfinal: defeated Hong Kong, China 3–1
**Semifinal: defeated North Korea 3–2
**Finals: lost to China 3-0; finished 2nd

Mixed Doubles
*Gao Ning, Zhang Xueling
**Round of 32: defeated India (Roy Soumyadeep, Das Mouma) 3-1
**Round of 16: lost to Hong Kong, China (Ko Lai Chak, Zhang Rui) 1-3
*Yang Zi, Li Jiawei
**Round of 16: defeated Japan (Seiya Kishikawa, Ai Fujinuma) 3-2
**Quarterfinals: defeated Hong Kong, China (Li Ching, Tie Ya Na) 3-2
**Semifinals: lost to Korea (Lee Jung Woo, Lee Eun Hee) 0-4; finished 3rd

Wushu

Men's Changquan - Three Events Combined
*Siow Kin Yan
**Changquan (Long-fist): 8.91, 12th out of 20
**Daoshu (Broadsword): 9.32, 11th out of 20
**Gunshu (Cudgel): 9.37, 8th out of 20
** Overall: 10th out of 20

Women's Changquan - Three Events Combined
*Khor Poh Chin Michelle
**Qiangshu (Spear): 9.25, 6th out of 12
**Changquan (Long-fist): 9.38, 4th out of 12
**Jianshu (Sword): 9.47, 7th out of 12
** Overall: 4th out of 12

*Ng Xinni
**Qiangshu (Spear): 9.05, 8th out of 12
**Changquan (Long-fist): 9.26, 6th out of 12
**Jianshu (Sword): 9.45, 8th out of 12
** Overall: 8th out of 12

Women's Taijiquan - Two Events Combined
*Tao Yi Jun
**Taijiquan (Shadow boxing): 9.49, 9th out of 16
**Taijijian (Taiji sword): 9.35, 11th out of 16
** Overall: 11th out of 16

Men's Taijiquan - Two Events Combined
*Yang Yong Kai Eugene
**Taijiquan (Shadow boxing): 9.5, 5th out of 17
**Taijijian (Taiji sword): 9.54, 5th out of 17
** Overall: 5th out of 17

*Goh Qiu Bin
**Taijiquan (Shadow boxing): 9.59, 3rd out of 17
**Taijijian (Taiji sword): 9.54, 5th out of 17
** Overall: 3rd out of 17

Women's Nanquan - Three Events Combined
*Deng Ying Zhi
**Southern-fist: 0, 10th out of 11
**Southern-style Cudgel: 9.27, 7th out of 11
**Southern Broadsword: 9.05, 8th out of 11
** Overall: 10th out of 11

External links

* [http://www.teamsingapore.com.sg/publish/teamsingapore/en/games/asian/2006.html Team Singapore at the 2006 Asian Games]