Tang Pui Wah
 Tang at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Born | 11 October 1933 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Sprinting |
| Event | 100 metres |
Tang Pui Wah (simplified Chinese: 邓佩华; traditional Chinese: 鄧佩華; pinyin: Dèng Pèihuá,[1] born 11 October 1933) is a Singaporean former sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres and women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2] She is the first Singaporean female athlete to compete in the Olympic Games.[3][4] She retired from athletics in 1955, at 22 years of age.[5]
Tang was admitted after World War II to Nanyang Girls’ High School and later Raffles Girls’ School.[5] Tang was inducted into the Singapore Women's Hall of Fame in 2014 in the category of "Sports".[5]
References
- ^ "Past Exhibitions". Chinese Heritage Centre. NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tang Pai Wah Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Sporting past preserved for everyone" (PDF). The Straits Times. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tang Pui Wah". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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