| Title: | First Woman Olympian - Teng Pei Wah |
| Source: | 100 INSPIRING RAFFLESIANS, 1823-2003 (pp 247-248)
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| Author(s): | Guan Heng Tan
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| Abstract: | Teng Pei Wah (or Tang Pui Wah) is Singapore's first woman Olympian. At the age of 19, she represented Singapore at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. She competed in the 80-metres hurdles, in which she had been the undisputed Malayan champion for four consecutive years. She also won a bronze medal at the Asian Games in Manila in 1956… |
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