Tang Pui Wah

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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tang.
Tang Pui Wah
Personal information
NationalitySingaporean
Born (1933-10-11) 11 October 1933
Sport
SportSprinting
Event(s)100 metres

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
  1. "Past Exhibitions". Chinese Heritage Centre. NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "Sporting past preserved for everyone" (PDF). The Straits Times. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  4. "First female competitors at the Olympics by country". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  5. "Tang Pui Wah". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 July 2020.


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