Wheelchair racing at the Olympics Olympics, held earlier that year. Athletes who finished in the top three of these competitions did not have the performances included in the overall medal count. However, unofficial medals were awarded to the competitors nevertheless in 1984 by Juan Antonio Samaranch, the International Olympic Committee president. The events were dropped prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and multiple Paralympic gold medallist Chantal Petitclerc stated the decision was a major set-back for the sport, as she favoured its official integration as an Olympic sport. At the inaugural event in 1984 Sharon Hedrick broke the IPC world record to win the women's
Singapore at the 2012 Summer Olympics event, 1 more than what they achieved at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Feng Tianwei won the bronze medal for the women's singles event, becoming the first Singaporean athlete to win an individual medal since the 1960 Summer Olympics, where weightlifter Tan Howe Liang won a silver medal. Li Jiawei, Feng Tianwei and Wang Yuegu's win against South Korea for the women's team Bronze medal match marks the first Olympics in Singapore's history where more than one medal were won consecutively in a single Olympic Games. Singapore has qualified 1 athlete. Singapore at the 2012 Summer Olympics Singapore competed at