Calvin Quek
 Quek with his bronze medal at the 2023 SEA Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 February 1996[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | 400 metres hurdles |
Calvin Quek Jun Jie (born 26 February 1996) is a Singapore sprinter who specialises in the 400 m and 400 m 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] That year, he also competed in the 2022 Commonwealth Games[5] and 2022 Asian Games.[1]
At the 2023 SEA Games in Phnom Penh, Quek ran 50.75s to secure a bronze again.[6] At the same competition, he was part of the 4 × 400 m quartet that broke the national record.[7] In the World University Games, he ran 50.43s to rewrite his 400m hurdles national record.[1]
In August 2025, Quek rewrote his 400m hurdles record twice: first in Kyoto (50.24s), and subsequently in Yokohama (49.75s).[8] At the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok, he won Singapore's first gold in the event in 60 years with a time of 50.27s.[8] In the 4 × 400 m, Quek began the last leg in fourth place, but won his team— also comprising Reuben Rainer Lee, Thiruben Thana Rajan, and Zubin Percy Muncherji—the bronze.[9]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Jun Jie Calvin QUEK | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "B Div 400m Hurdles: Raymond Lee of SJI and Calvin Quek of Victoria smash c'ship record in close finish". RED SPORTS. Archived from the original on 20 January 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
- ↑ Kwek, Kimberly (23 February 2022). "Athletics: Calvin Quek breaks men's 400m hurdles national record". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "SEA Games: Calvin Quek is 1st S'pore man to win 400m hurdles medal since 1969". 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023 – via The Straits Times.
- ↑ "Athletics - Men's 400m Hurdles results". BBC Sport. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Cray saves day for PH campaign in SEA Games | Philippine News Agency". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "SEA Games 2023: 'We must make it count in 2029', says athletics chief | The Straits Times". The Straits Times. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
- 1 2 "Calvin Quek wins 400m hurdles gold at SEA Games". The Straits Times. 15 December 2025.
- ↑ "SEA Games 2025: Singapore win men's 4x400m relay bronze on final day of athletics". Sport Singapore.
External links
[edit]- Jun Jie Calvin Quek at World Athletics
- Quek Jun Jie Calvin at Team Singapore
- Calvin Quek at InterSportStats
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Singaporean men hurdlers
- SEA Games gold medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games gold medalists in athletics
- SEA Games silver medalists in athletics
- SEA Games bronze medalists in athletics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2021 SEA Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 SEA Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2025 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2021 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2023 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2025 SEA Games
- Asian Games athletes for Singapore
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for Singapore
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Singapore
- Competitors at the 2021 Summer World University Games
- Victoria School, Singapore alumni