Singapore at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
was represented at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne by a 101-member strong contingent comprising 63 sportspersons and 38 officials. Singapore won a total of 18 medals, 5 of them gold; its best ever performance at the Commonwealth Games.
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 SingaporeSingapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
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Gold
- Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Team - On Shaw MingOn Shaw MingOn Shaw Ming is a Singaporean shooter who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He finished in a three-way tie with favourite Samaresh Jung of India and Gregory Yelavich of New Zealand on 578 points....
, ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Men's 25m Centre Fire Pistol - Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
and Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Mixed Doubles - Li Jiawei and Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Doubles - Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Singles
Silver
- Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Men's Team - Zhang Jin, ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Men's 10m Air Rifle - Cai Xiaoli and Li Jiawei, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Mixed Doubles - Sharon Tan and Xu YanXu YanXu Yan is a female Chinese judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Lightweight event.-Major performances:*2003 World Championships - 7th -57 kg class;*2003 Asian Championships - 5th -57 kg class;...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Doubles - Li Jia Wei, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Singles - Jiang Yan Mei and Li YujiaLi YujiaLi Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen....
, BadmintonBadminton at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at a purpose-built temporary venue within the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.- Badminton medal count :The proposed events are listed below.-Medals by Event:Men: Singles | Doubles...
, Women's Doubles
Bronze
- ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Men's 10m Air Rifle Pairs - ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Women's 10m Air Rifle Pairs - Vanessa Yu Zhen Yong, ShootingShooting at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Shooting at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at various venues around Melbourne; the Clay Target shooting was held at the Melbourne Gun Club, in Lilydale.-Medal table:-Men's Trap :-Men's Trap :-Women's Trap :...
, Women's 10m Air Rifle - Jason Ho and Sharon Tan, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Mixed Doubles - Cai Xiaoli and Yang ZiYang ZiYang Zi is a table tennis player representing Singapore.Yang Zi began his table tennis in 2004 when he first participated in the ITTF Pro Tour. He has represented Singapore in many major events such as 15th Asian Games, 18th Commonwealth Games and 23rd SEA Games...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Men's Doubles - Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Li YujiaLi YujiaLi Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen....
, BadmintonBadminton at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesThe Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at a purpose-built temporary venue within the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre.- Badminton medal count :The proposed events are listed below.-Medals by Event:Men: Singles | Doubles...
, Mixed Doubles - Xu YanXu YanXu Yan is a female Chinese judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Lightweight event.-Major performances:*2003 World Championships - 7th -57 kg class;*2003 Asian Championships - 5th -57 kg class;...
, Table TennisTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesTable Tennis at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was held at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre during March 16–26.The events are listed below.-Medal count:-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Women's EAD Singles:-Men's Doubles:...
, Women's Singles
Men
- Hendra Wijaya
- Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
- Kendrick Lee
- Ronald SusiloRonald SusiloRonald Susilo is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he...
- Tan Wei Kiat Aaron
Women
- Jiang YanmeiJiang YanmeiJiang Yanmei is a Singapore badminton player.Jiang played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics, losing to Yao Jie of the Netherlands in the round of 32.-References:***...
- Li LiLi Li (badminton player)Li Li is the top-ranked female badminton player in Singapore. She was born in China and moved to Singapore in 1997.Li won the 2002 Commonwealth Games women's singles gold medal by beating favourite Tracey Hallam of England in four sets, causing a major upset for the home team.Li also played at the...
- Li YujiaLi YujiaLi Yujia is Singapore's national badminton player.Born in Hubei on 18 January 1983, she moved to Singapore at the age of 18 and is now a Singapore citizen....
- Liu Fan Frances
- Xing Aiying
Women
- Chen Hui Fen
- Grace Sim Qiao Ying
- Jean Ng Joo Lin
- Jeanine Heng Wei Ping
- Li Ling
- Li Qingyi
- Pearlyn Chan
- Premila Hirubalan
- Tan Huiyan
- Vanessa Marie Lee
- Wendy Tan Lee Hiang
- Zhang Tingjun
Men
- Choo Choon Seng
- Lee Wung Yew
- On Shaw MingOn Shaw MingOn Shaw Ming is a Singaporean shooter who won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He finished in a three-way tie with favourite Samaresh Jung of India and Gregory Yelavich of New Zealand on 578 points....
- Ong Jun Hong
- Poh Lip Meng
- Soo Kwok Seng
- Zhang Jin
Men
- Marcus Cheah
- Leow Chen Hai
- Lieu Teck Hua
- Lim Keng Joo
- Ng Cheng Xun
- Jeffrey Su
- Mark Tan
- Gary Tan
- Bryan Tay
Women
- Ruth Ho
- Ho Shu Yong
- Lynette Ng
- Mylene Ong
- Quah Ting WenQuah Ting WenQuah Ting Wen is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Singapore. She swam for Singapore at the 2008 Olympics....
- Tao LiTao LiTao Li is a China-born Singaporean competitive swimmer specializing in the backstroke and butterfly stroke.A Singapore Sports School student, Tao has represented Singapore at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Games and holds several national records...
- Theresa GohTheresa GohTheresa Goh Rui Si is a Singaporean Paralympic swimmer. Due to congenital spina bifida, she does not have use of her legs. Nonetheless, she started swimming at the age of five years, and began taking part in competitions at age 12...
- Joscelin YeoJoscelin YeoJoscelin Yeo Wei Ling is a Nominated Member of Parliament and a former competitive swimmer from Singapore. Yeo won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games, as well as represented the Republic in the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Summer Olympics...
Women
- Li Jiawei
- Paey Fern Sharon Tan
- Xu YanXu YanXu Yan is a female Chinese judoka who competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Lightweight event.-Major performances:*2003 World Championships - 7th -57 kg class;*2003 Asian Championships - 5th -57 kg class;...
- Zena Sim Kai Xin
- Zhang XuelingZhang XuelingZhang Xueling is a Singaporean table tennis player.Zhang started playing table tennis at the age of 6 and made her first international appearance in 1999...