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| Personal information | |
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| Born | 1972 (age 53–54) |
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| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
Events | 100 metres, 200 metres, 4 × 100 metres relay |
Medal record | |
Hamkah bin Mohamed Afik is a former Singapore sprinter who competed in the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games. He made his international debut at the 1989 Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia at the age of 17.[1] In the 1993 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, he won the silver medal in the 200 m.[1] He was also part of the team that won bronze in the men's 4 × 100 m relay team in the same games, repeating the feat at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games in Indonesia. In the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam, he was part of the men's 4 × 100 m relay team that won silver.[2]
After hanging up his spikes, Hamkah took on coaching. He was national relay coach for Singapore from 2006 to 2010,[3] a role he assumed again between 2017 and 2019;[citation needed] the 2009 men's 4 × 100 m team took silver at the Southeast Asian Games, becoming the first Singapore team to clock below 40s.[4] He is coach of Mark Lee, who at the 2022 National Schools Track & Field Championships broke the A Division records for the 200m[5] and 100m.[6]
Hamkah's daughter, Haanee Afik, participated in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in Manila as part of the women's 4 × 100 m relay team.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Singapore sprinter Haanee following in dad Hamkah's footsteps". 27 November 2019.
- ↑ "Today in History – 17th December « Singapore Athletics".
- ↑ "Athletics: Hamkah Afik and Melvin Tan rejoin national set-up | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 20 December 2017.
- ↑ "Athletics: Gold will ease men's relay team's pain after 3 near misses | the Straits Times". The Straits Times. 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "NSG Track & Field: ACS(I)'s Mark Lee shatters decade-old 200m mark with 21.62s record run".
- ↑ "A Div 100m: ACS(I)'s Mark Lee enters record books again in 10.59s; becomes 4th-fastest U20 local all-time".
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Singaporean men sprinters
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore
- SEA Games silver medalists in athletics
- SEA Games bronze medalists in athletics
- SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1993 SEA Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1997 SEA Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2003 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 1993 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 1997 SEA Games
- Medalists at the 2003 SEA Games