Singapore wins first ever Olympic gold in 2016 – SCMP archive
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Wed, 12 August 2026
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Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
South China Morning Post
Channel News Asia
12 Aug, 06:30over 1 hour12 Aug, 08:00
How it spread - 2 original reports
Wed, 12 August 2026
2 reports- South China Morning Post06:30first to report
This article was first published on August 14, 2016. Lion City celebrates first golden hero by James Porteous Singapore exploded into celebration as it feted a new sporting hero yesterday (August 13, 2016) after swimmer Joseph Schooling did the improbable – beat his one-time idol Michael Phelps – to win the Lion City’s first ever gold medal. Schooling completed a wire-to-wire victory to deny American Phelps a fourth successive title in the 100 metres butterfly, winning in an Olympic record of...
- Channel News Asia08:00
An initial S$200,000 fund has been established for the award.