Commemorative badge belonging to Tang Pui Wah for the Summer Olympics at Helsinki (1952)

Tang Pui Wah was the first female Olympian from Singapore. She was born in 1933 and studied in Nanyang Girls’ School (later moved to Raffles Girls School in an attempt to improve her English) where sports was quite a well-established activity for students in school. She competed in the 100 meters sprint and 80 meters hurdles in the Helsinki Olympics in 1952 and came in the 4th and 5th position. She quitted sports in 1956.

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Commemorative badge belonging to Tang Pui Wah for the 1st Asian Games at New Delhi (1951)

Competitor's medallion in a box belonging to Tang Pui Wah from the Summer Olympics at Helsinki, 1952 (with Tang’s signature on the box)

Commemorative badge belonging to Tang Pui Wah for the 2nd Asian Games at Manila (1954)

Competitor's medallion belonging to Tang Pui Wah for the 80m hurdles at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila