Full name Eric Shauwn Cray | Weight 70 kg (150 lb) (2014) Name Eric Cray | |
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Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) (2014) College team Bethune-Cookman University Events | ||
Eric cray 400mh 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. 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.
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- Eric cray 400mh nr
- The score eric cray brings philippines its 8th gold medal in the 29th sea games
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- References
The score eric cray brings philippines its 8th gold medal in the 29th sea games
Early life and education
Cray 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 US, while his father is an American cab driver. He has three sisters. He studied at the James Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas in the United States for his secondary education. He has a degree in Education at Bethune-Cookman University and a master's degree in Human Relations at University of Oklahoma.
Career
Cray took up track and field when he was still in high school, 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.
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.
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. Cray managed to win a bronze at the 60 m event at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. 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.
Cray took the silver in the 60m Dash at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Asghartan, Turkmenistan.
Personal life
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.