Calvin Quek

Jun Jie Calvin Quek is a Singapore sprinter who specialises in the 400m and 400m hurdles. As a schoolboy, Quek was a perennial medallist at National Schools in both events.[2] He first broke the 400m hurdles national record in February 2022 with a time of 51.73s at a Southeast Asian Games Trial.[3] Subsequently, at the SEA Games in Hanoi, he rewrote his national record with a time of 51.19s and became the first Singaporean to win a SEA Games medal in the event since 1969.[4] At the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, he ran 50.75s to secure a bronze again.[5] At the same competition, he was part of the 4x400m quartet that broke the national record.[6] In the World University Games, he ran 50.43s to rewrite his 400m hurdles national record.[1] Other competitions Quek had previously competed in include the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]

Calvin Quek
Quek with his bronze medal at the 2023 SEA Games
Personal information
Born (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996[1]
Singapore
Sport
CountrySingapore
SportAthletics
Event(s)400 metres hurdles
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Singapore
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2021 Vietnam400m hurdles
Bronze medal – third place2023 Cambodia400m hurdles

References

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