Christopher Caluag
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| Born | December 16, 1988[1] United States | |||||||||||
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| Discipline | BMX | |||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||
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Christopher Caluag (born 16 December 1988) is a Filipino American BMX racer and civil engineer who competes for the Philippines internationally. He won a silver medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and participated at the 2014 Asian Games.
Early life
[edit]Caluag was born to Daniel Ramos Caluag and Isabelita Manabat Caluag. Daniel Ramos was a respiratory therapist from Malolos, Bulacan and Isabelita was a registered nurse from Licab, Nueva Ecija. His parents migrated separately and met in California. Daniel Ramos migrated first to Guam at a young age before migrating again to the US mainland. Caluag and his older brother, Daniel were born in the United States.[2]
His brother Daniel resides in with his family in Kentucky. Daniel bikes with Christopher whenever Daniel visits him in California.[3][2]
Career
[edit]Christopher took up BMX following his older brother.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Athlete Profile - Christopher John Caluag". 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- 1 2 Henson, Joaquin (July 12, 2012). "Fil-Am in Olympic BMX ride of his life". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- ↑ Henson, Joaquin (March 2, 2015). "Caluag sets sights on Olympics". The Philippine Star. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
- 1988 births
- Living people
- BMX riders
- Filipino male cyclists
- American male cyclists
- American people of Filipino descent
- Sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Cyclists at the 2014 Asian Games
- 21st-century Filipino engineers
- SEA Games medalists in cycling
- SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Cyclists at the 2018 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2013 SEA Games
- Asian Games cyclists for the Philippines
- 21st-century Filipino sportsmen