chi . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Char acters ▁Tam ag ot chi <0x0A> </s> ▁Singapore ▁has ▁sent ▁athlet es ▁to ▁most ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁British ▁Crown ▁Col ony ▁from ▁the ▁Stra its ▁S ett lement s ▁just ▁over ▁three ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁It ▁continued ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁team ▁to ▁the ▁Games ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁when ▁Singapore ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Malays ia , ▁which ▁sent ▁a ▁combined ▁team . ▁Upon ▁Singapore ' s ▁full ▁independence ▁from ▁Malays ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁country ▁continued ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁all ▁subsequent ▁ed itions ▁of ▁the ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁except ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁when ▁the ▁country ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁Olympic ▁boy c ott . ▁Singapore ▁made ▁their ▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁debut ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Winter ▁Olympics , ▁with ▁speed ▁sk ater , ▁Che y enne ▁G oh , ▁compet ing ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁track ▁speed ▁sk ating ▁event . ▁▁ ▁The ▁country ▁has ▁won ▁five ▁Olympic ▁med als , ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁Summer ▁Olympics , ▁the ▁second ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Singapore ▁won ▁their ▁first ▁ever ▁gold ▁medal ▁and ▁the