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Yip Pin Xiu

Mar 3, 2014

BORN 1991 INDUCTED 2014 CATEGORY Sports THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal winner She was the youngest of the Singapore team at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, but Yip Pin Xiu was also the...

SHANTI PEREIRA

Mar 8, 2024

BORN1996 INDUCTED2024 CATEGORYSports THE HONOURED INDUCTEES TO THE SINGAPORE WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME SHANTI PEREIRA For nearly 50 years, Singapore’s track and field athletes were not able to win any medals at the Asian Games. Then at the Hangzhou Games in 2023, Shanti...

MILESTONES

Jan 30, 2019

Our Journey, Our History We list the milestones in the path of women in Singapore – the changes in policies and laws as well as the initiatives and achievements of individual women. Navigate the timeline below or view it in full. 1800s AT THE START, MORE MEN THAN...

Swimmers shine at Rio Paralympics

Sep 19, 2016 | 2010s, MILESTONES

Yip Pin Xiu wins two gold medals at the Rio Paralympics and Theresa Goh, Singapore’s Paralympics swimming pioneer, wins a bronze. At the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Pin Xiu won Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal.

S’PORE’S 1ST GOLD AT PARALYMPICS

Mar 8, 2008 | MILESTONES

Yip Pin Xiu wins a gold medal in the 50m backstroke at the Beijing Paralympics. It is Singapore’s first gold medal at the Olympics level of competition.