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Tan Howe Liang - Singapore's only Olympic Medallist |
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Competition Sports - Weightlifting |
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On 9 Sep 1960, at the Palazetto Dello Sport Hall in Rome, Tan Howe Liang, aged 27, put Singapore on the world map when he lifted a total of 380kg to win the lightweight silver medal. It remained Singapore’s only Olympic medal. He was bestowed the Meritorious Service Medal for his outstanding sport achievement
Prior to his Olympic performance, Howe Liang had already established a world record in the Jerk (lightweight division) with a lift of 347lbs at the 6th British Empire & Commonwealth Games in Cardiff in 1958. The same year, he also took home a gold at the 3rd Asian Games in Tokyo. He easily lifted a gold performance at the inaugural SEAP Games in Bangkok in 1959. Tan won his second Commonwealth Games gold medal in 1962 in the middleweight division. .
Tan Howe Liang is the only Singaporean who had won a medal at all the major international games Olympics, Commonwealth, Asian and SEAP (all gold except for the Olympics). He became the first weightlifter in the world to be awarded the International Weightlifting Federation (national honour) Gold Award in 1984. He was also awarded the IOC Pin for his medal winning performance at the 1960 Rome Olympics (1989). |
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