Full name Timothee Yap Jin Wei Height 1.84 m | Nationality Singaporean Weight 72 kg | |
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Born 5 November 1994 (age 22) ( 1994-11-05 ) Singapore | ||
Timothee Yap Jin Wei (叶劲维; born 5 November 1994) is a Singaporean sprinter. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's 100 metres race; his time of 10.79 seconds in the first round did not qualify him for the semifinals.
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Rio 2016
Yap took part in his first Summer Olympics at the Rio 2016 where he participated in the 100m sprint. In the preliminaries, he clocked a time of 10.84s in Heat 3. He then qualified for Round 1 in heat 7 where he raced and met with his idol, Usain Bolt. He was ranked last with a time of 10.79s, which was faster than the preliminaries.
Showbiz career
In September 2016, Yap signed on a two-year deal with local media company NoonTalk Media which will manage his public appearances, promoting him via social media platforms, and securing sponsorships and endorsements to help him in his training and competitions.
Yap will debut in the Mediacorp Toggle's web series 2589 Days Apart (2017), together with Felicia Chin as the female lead.
