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Singapore
Joseph Schooling (b. 199 5)
Swimming
Dubbed “ lying ish”, Schooling took
home Singapore’s irst Olympic
gold medal in the 100m Buterly at
the 2 01 6 Rio Olympics, beating the
swimming legend Michael Phelps
and other luminaries. He recently
graduated from the University of
Texas, Austin, USA.
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Sporting Heroes
“This moment is not
about me, it’s all about my
coaches, my friends, my
family that believed when
I was a six-year-old kid
that I could do it.”- Joseph Schooling
Winner of
Singapore’s
first gold medal
in men’s 100m
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