Tan Howe Liang (b. 5 May 1933, Swatow, Guangdong, China – ) holds the distinction of being Singapore's first Olympic medallist, having won a silver in the lightweight category for weightlifting during the 1960 Games held at Rome. Up till 2008 – when the women's table tennis team achieved silver – he was the only Singaporean athlete to have won an Olympic medal; and to date, he remains the only one to have won a medal in not only the Olympic Games but also the Commonwealth, Asian and South East Asian Peninsular (SEAP) games. Since his retirement from active competition, Tan has served as national weightlifting coach and has been employed by the Singapore Sports Council (SSC) as a gymnasium supervisor.

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