Singapore at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Sporting event delegation

Singapore at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

CGF code	SIN
in Cardiff, Wales
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Singapore competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff, Wales, for its first time at the Commonwealth Games.^[1] It was represented by three athletes, competing in two sports. It won two gold medals from weightlifting.^[2]^[3]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	Tan Ser Cher	Weightlifting	60kg Combined
Gold	Tan Howe Liang	Weightlifting	67.5kg Combined

Weightlifting

Tan Howe Liang broke the world record by lifting 347 pounds in the Clean & Jerk portion in the 67.5kg Combined weight event.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Tan Ser Cher	60kg Combined					685 pounds
Tan Howe Liang	67.5kg Combined	443 pounds		347 pounds	1	790 pounds

Athletics

Men
Track events

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Tan Eng Yoon	100 yards	10.3		did not advance
	Triple Jump					48 ft 9+1⁄4 in (14.87 m)	8

References

^ "SPORTING GLORY" (PDF).
^ "Singapore National Olympic Council". 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ Office, Great Britain Colonial (1959). Colony of Singapore Annual Report. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 320.
^ "Tan Howe Liang | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 17 September 2021.