• Tan Eng Yoon

      Tan Eng Yoon (b. 8 January 1928, Singapore – d. 30 January 2010, Singapore) was a former Singapore athlete, coach and sports administrator. As an athlete, he participated in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and inaugural Southeast Asian Peninsular (SEAP) Games in ...

    • Benedict Tan

      Benedict Tan Chi’ Loong (Dr) (b. 21 November 1967, Singapore–) is a former national sailor who has won gold medals at the Asian Games and Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. He is also a medical doctor specialising in sports medicine and president of the Singapore Sailing ...

    • Patricia Chan Li Yin

      Patricia Chan Li Yin (b. 12 April 1954, Singapore–), popularly known as Pat Chan, was the “Golden Girl” of regional swimming between 1965 and 1973. The most accomplished in a family of talented swimmers, Chan dominated the 100-metre freestyle event. She captured ...

    • Wong Peng Soon

      Wong Peng Soon (b. 17 February, 1917, Johor Baru, Malaya–22 May 1996, Singapore) is acknowledged as one of the greatest badminton players of all time. He was a four-time winner of the All-England singles title as well as a member of the Malayan teams that dominated ...

    • Ong Poh Lim

      Ong Poh Lim (b. 1923, Kuching, Sarawak–d. 17 April 2003, Singapore) was one of the greatest badminton players of the late 1940s and ’50s. A versatile player with an aggressive game, Ong won numerous singles and doubles titles, including the Singapore, Malayan, ...

    • Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling

      Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling (b. 2 May 1979, Seoul, South Korea–) is a national swimmer of Singapore, and the only athlete on record to have won 40 gold medals at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. Yeo retired from competitive swimming in 2007, and is regarded as a legend ...

    • Lloyd Valberg

      Lloyd Oscar Valberg (b. 1922–d. 26 March 1997, Perth, Australia) was Singapore’s sole competitor at the 1948 London Olympics. An all-round sportsman, Valberg was also an accomplished hurdler and triple jumper. Outside of sports, he was a decorated firefighter with ...

    • Lancelot Maurice Pennefather

      Lancelot Maurice Pennefather, also known as L. M. Pennefather (b. 1 January 1894, Malacca–d. 22 June 1982, Singapore) was a noted footballer, athlete, cricketer, weightlifter and hockey player. He was nicknamed “son of the devil” for his fearlessness. Pennefather ...

       

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