Cray took up track and field when he was still in high school,[1] competing for the James Madison High School at the district , regional and state championships. He also competed for the Bethune-Cookman University at the NCAA of the United States.[3]
He holds dual American-Filipino dual citizenship but decided to compete for the Philippines in December 2011 upon the request of his mother. The application to compete for the Philippines was approved in 2013 by the IAAF.[1]
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.[4][5] Cray managed to win a bronze at the 60 m event at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships.[6] While he only finished seventh in the 400 m hurdles semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 49.37 seconds, which itself already broke his national and Southeast Asian Games record, he set a better record earlier during the Heat 4 qualifying event with a time of 49.05.
Cray took the silver in the 60m Dash at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Asghartan, Turkmenistan.[8]
At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Cray had a poor opening to his campaign after he was disqualified in the 100 meter run after two false starts. However he redeemed himself after winning the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles and the helped in clinching the gold for his country in the mixed-gender 4x100 relay event.[9]
Personal lifeedit
In 2015, Cray reportedly has a fiancé and two children. His sisters are involved in sports; two were track and field athletes and one is a basketball coach, and another is a licensed cosmetologist. He considers American sprinter Michael Johnson as his hero in the sport.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef. incheon2014ag.org. Archived from the original on 2015-05-25. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
^Eric Cray Honours. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
^ abc. Oklahoma Sooner Sports. University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
^Eric Cray breaks hurdles record to cop another gold for PHL. GMANetwork (2015-06-10). Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
^Eric Cray breaks SEA Games record for 400m hurdles, wins gold. Rappler (2015-06-10). Retrieved on 2015-06-10.
^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.
^"Eric Cray wins gold in India tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
^"Athletics Results Book" (PDF). 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
^Henson, Joaquin (14 December 2019). "Memorable moments in 30th SEA Games". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
eric, cray, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, brazas, surname, paternal, family, name, cray, eric, shauwn, brazas, cray, born, november, 1988, filipino, american, track, field, athlete, competes, sprinting, hurdling, events, represe. In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Brazas and the surname or paternal family name is Cray Eric Shauwn Brazas Cray OLY born November 6 1988 is a Filipino American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting and hurdling events He represented the Philippines at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics competing in the hurdles 2 He won gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games in 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 and 2023 Cray currently holds the Filipino national record for the 400 metres hurdles and 100 metres Eric CrayOLYCray in 2017Personal informationFull nameEric Shauwn CrayNationalityFilipino AmericanBorn 1988 11 06 November 6 1988 age 35 Olongapo PhilippinesHeight176 cm 5 ft 9 in 2014 Weight70 kg 154 lb 2014 SportCountry PhilippinesSportTrack and fieldEvent s 400 metres hurdles100 metres60 metresCoached byKeith Sharper 2014 1 Davian Clarke 2015 Achievements and titlesPersonal bests100 m 10 25 2015 NR 400 m hurdles 48 98 2016 NR Medal record Men s athletics Representing Philippines Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Athletics Championships 1 0 0 Asian Indoor Championships 0 0 1 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 0 1 0 Southeast Asian Games 8 1 2 Total 9 2 3 Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Buhbaneswar Men s 400 m hurdles Asian Indoor Championships 2016 Doha Men s 60 m Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 2017 Ashgabat Men s 60 m Southeast Asian Games 2013 Naypyidaw 400 m hurdles 2015 Singapore 100 m 2015 Singapore 400 m hurdles 2017 Kuala Lumpur 400 m hurdles 2019 Philippines 4 100 m mixed relay 2019 Philippines 400 m hurdles 2021 Vietnam 400 m hurdles 2023 Cambodia 400 m hurdles 2017 Kuala Lumpur 100 m 2017 Kuala Lumpur 4 100 m relay 2019 Philippines 4 100 m relay Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and education editCray was born in Olongapo before moving to Sacramento California to Ellis Jr and Maria Cray Fish His mother is a Filipina caregiver working in the U S while his father is an American cab driver He has three sisters 3 1 He studied at James Madison High School in San Antonio Texas in the United States for his secondary education 3 He has a degree in Education at Bethune Cookman University and a master s degree in Human Relations at University of Oklahoma 1 Career editCray took up track and field when he was still in high school 1 competing for the James Madison High School at the district regional and state championships He also competed for the Bethune Cookman University at the NCAA of the United States 3 He holds dual American Filipino dual citizenship but decided to compete for the Philippines in December 2011 upon the request of his mother The application to compete for the Philippines was approved in 2013 by the IAAF 1 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 4 5 Cray managed to win a bronze at the 60 m event at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 6 While he only finished seventh in the 400 m hurdles semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 49 37 seconds which itself already broke his national and Southeast Asian Games record he set a better record earlier during the Heat 4 qualifying event with a time of 49 05 Cray won the gold medal at the 400 meter hurdles event at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships clocking 49 57 seconds ending his country s 8 year gold drought in the continental tournament 7 Cray took the silver in the 60m Dash at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Asghartan Turkmenistan 8 At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games Cray had a poor opening to his campaign after he was disqualified in the 100 meter run after two false starts However he redeemed himself after winning the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles and the helped in clinching the gold for his country in the mixed gender 4x100 relay event 9 Personal life editIn 2015 Cray reportedly has a fiance and two children His sisters are involved in sports two were track and field athletes and one is a basketball coach and another is a licensed cosmetologist He considers American sprinter Michael Johnson as his hero in the sport 1 References edit a b c d e f Athletes Profile Biographies Sports incheon2014ag org Archived from the original on 2015 05 25 Retrieved 2015 05 25 Eric Cray Honours IAAF Retrieved on 2015 06 10 a b c Eric Cray Oklahoma Sooner Sports University of Oklahoma Intercollegiate Athletics Archived from the original on 5 August 2017 Retrieved 12 February 2017 Eric Cray breaks hurdles record to cop another gold for PHL GMANetwork 2015 06 10 Retrieved on 2015 06 10 Eric Cray breaks SEA Games record for 400m hurdles wins gold Rappler 2015 06 10 Retrieved on 2015 06 10 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 Eric Cray wins gold in India tilt Philippine Daily Inquirer 9 July 2017 Retrieved 10 July 2017 Athletics Results Book PDF 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Archived PDF from the original on 2 August 2020 Retrieved 2 August 2020 Henson Joaquin 14 December 2019 Memorable moments in 30th SEA Games The Philippine Star Retrieved 15 December 2019 External links editEric Cray at World Athletics nbsp Eric Cray at Diamond League nbsp Eric Cray at Olympics com nbsp Eric Cray at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Cray amp oldid 1210202183, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
