Singapore at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Singapore competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

Athletics

Neither Singaporean athlete managed to progress beyond the opening round of their competition.

Men's 100 metres:

• Poh Seng Song

*Round 1 — 10.75 s (7th in heat 1, did not advance, 62nd overall)

Women's Shot Put:

• Zhang Guirong

*Qualification — 16.58 m (11th in Group A, did not advance, 24th overall)

Badminton

World #1 Lin Dan of China had an unfortunate draw by getting Singapore's world #9 Ronald Susilo in the first round. Susilo dismissed Lin in straight sets, then beat his German opponent in the second round. He lost the first set 15-10 to his Thai opponent in the quarters, and then fell apart, losing the second set 15-1 and ending his Olympic run two matches short of a medal spot. The two women entrants were not as successful against their first round matches against Chinese opposition.

Men's Singles:

• Ronald Susilo

*Round of 32 — Defeated (1) Lin Dan of China (15 - 12, 15 - 10)

*Round of 16 — Defeated Bjoern Joppien of Germany (15 - 11, 15 - 6)

*Quarterfinal — Lost to Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand (10 - 15, 1 -...... ...
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