title: Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics
text: # Singapore at the 1968 Summer Olympics
  
  Singapore competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, for the first time as a fully independent country. Four competitors, all men, took part in six events in three sports.
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Men's 100 metres
  
  * Canagasabai Kunalan
  
     * First round : 10.4 s
  
     * Second round : 10.3 s (did not advance)
  
  ### Men's 200 metres
  
  * Canagasabai Kunalan — Heats: 21.3 s (did not advance)
  
  ## Shooting
  
  One male shooter represented Singapore in 1968.
  
  ### 25 m pistol
  
  * Loh Kok Heng — 566 points (→ 46th place)
  
  ### 50 m pistol
  
  * Loh Kok Heng — 499 points (→ 66th place)
  
  ## Swimming
  
  * Patricia Chan — did not start any of the six events she was entered
  
  ## Weightlifting
  
  ### Bantamweight
  
  * Chye Hong-Tung
  
     * Press: 92.5 kg
  
     * Snatch: 87.5 kg
  
     * Jerk: 122.5 kg
  
     * Total: 302.5 kg (→ 12th place)
  
  ### Featherweight
  
  * Chua Phung Kim — disqualified
  