KANG Calvin < Back  
Sport Athletics
CGA Singapore   
Gender Men
Born 16 Apr 1990 in Singapore, SGP
Height1.76 m
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Higher education Management, Sports Science - Nanyang Technological University: Singapore
General Interest
Injuries He sustained a knee injury during military training in the Singapore Army in 2010. (Singapore Athletics, 06 Apr 2010)
Sport Specific Information
Why this sport? His physical education teacher noticed his ability to run fast.
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Ambitions To set a new national record in the 100m. (tnp.sg, 16 Jan 2017)
Sport Specific Information
Name of coach Volker Herrmann [national], GER
When and where did you begin this sport? He began running at national meets at age 12.
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Occupation Athlete, Businessperson
Residence Singapore
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Hobbies Listening to music, singing, playing guitar, photography, videography. (imcalvinkang.com, 04 May 2018; Facebook page, 19 May 2018)
Memorable sporting achievement Competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and winning silver in the 4x100m relay at the 2015 South East Asian Games in Singapore. (todayonline.com, 16 Jun 2015)
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Languages English, Mandarin, Spanish
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Nicknames Frappecal (Facebook profile, 26 Mar 2018)
Other information OTHER STUDIES
He has also studied for a diploma in sports management and exercise science from Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. (LinkedIn profile, 2018)