Eric Cray

Eric Cray
Personal information
Full name Eric Shauwn Cray
Nationality Filipino
Born (1988-11-11) November 11, 1988
San Antonio, Texas
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) (2014)
Weight 70 kg (150 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country  Philippines
Sport Track and field
Event(s) 400 metres hurdles
100 metres
60 metres
Coached by Davian Clarke (2015)
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 100 m: 10.25 (2015, NR)
  • 400 m hurdles: 49.12 (2003, NR)

Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray (born November 11, 1988) is a Filipino American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and hurdling events. He represented his country at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, competing in the hurdles.[1] He won gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 and 2015. Cray currently holds the Filipino national record for the 400 metres hurdles and 100 metres.

Cray was born in Olongapo City in Zambales to a Filipina Mother and an American Father. He holds dual American-Filipino citizenship but chose to compete for the Philippines at his mother's request. He began the sport back when he was in high school. He has a degree in Education at Bethune-Cookman University and a master's degree in Human Relations at University of Oklahoma.[2]

He set a new national record and games record in the 400 m hurdles while winning at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, setting a time of 49.40 seconds.[3][4] Cray managed to win a bronze at the 60 m event at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.[5]

References

  1. Eric Cray Honours. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
  2. "Athletes_Profile | Biographies | Sports". incheon2014ag.org. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. Eric Cray breaks hurdles record to cop another gold for PHL. GMANetwork (2015-06-10). Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
  4. Eric Cray breaks SEA Games record for 400m hurdles, wins gold. Rappler (2015-06-10). Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
  5. Terrado, Reuben (21 February 2016). "Eric Cray takes bronze medal in 60-meter dash in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship in Doha". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 February 2016.

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