Singapore at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
Singapore participated in the 2007 Southeast Asian Games which were held in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from December 6, 2007 to December 16, 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 (Badminton) |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Southeast Asian Games appearances | |
Participation details
Singapore 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
Singapore entered the games expecting a Gold medal hail of between 35 and 45.[2] On 12 December 2007, the target was raised and 42 - 45.[3]
| 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 sports) | 43 | 43 | 41 | 127 | |
Significant results
- 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.[4]
- The Table tennis contingent swept all seven gold medals in the sport, the first time any nation has done so for any multi-event sport in the history of the games.
- The water polo team retained their title for the 22nd consecutive time since 1965, despite having eight new members in a team of 13.[5]
References
- "Korat Sea Games - Play Free Online Games". www.koratseagames.com. Archived from the original on 2019-04-26. Retrieved 2019-07-18.
- "SEA Games: Team Singapore targeting 35 to 45 gold medals". Archived from the original on 9 December 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
- http://www.straitstimes.com/Sports/Story/STIStory_185903.html. Missing or empty
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|title=(help) - "SEA Games: Water polo team continues winning streak with 22nd gold". 11 December 2007.
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