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Yip Pin Xiu PJG PLY (Chinese: 叶品秀; pinyin: Yè Pǐnxìu; born 10 January 1992) is a Singaporean backstroke swimmer. She is a five-time Paralympic gold medallist and 5 time World Champion, with two world records in the 50 m backstroke S2 and the 100 m backstroke S2.
Mar 11, 2021 · Yip Pin Xiu. Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal winner. She was the youngest of the Singapore team at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, but Yip Pin Xiu was also the brightest star, bringing home Singapore’s first ever Olympic-level gold medal.
May 31, 2024 · Yip Pin Xiu started swimming when she was five as a weekly family activity. At the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, she produced Singapore’s first Paralympic gold medal. She continues to be a force to be reckoned with, winning two gold medals and setting the world records in the Women’s 50m and 100m Backstroke S2 events at the Rio 2016 ...
Apr 30, 2023 · SINGAPORE – Touching home in the 200m freestyle multi-class, para-swimmer Yip Pin Xiu could not see the crowd at the OCBC Aquatic Centre as her goggles were fogged up. But she certainly heard...
Yip Pin Xiu blazed a trail for Para sport in Singapore when she became her country’s first Paralympic gold medallist in history at Beijing 2008. For her achievement she was awarded the Public Service Medal and followed it up with her first world title in 2010.
Aug 25, 2021 · SINGAPORE: Singapore's Yip Pin Xiu won gold in the women's 100m backstroke S2 final at the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday (Aug 25). The double world champion finished in a time of 2:16.61 at...
Feb 11, 2022 · SINGAPORE: Five-time Paralympic gold medallist Yip Pin Xiu on Friday (Feb 11) received the inaugural President's Award for Inspiring Achievement for her outstanding accomplishments and...
