Mok Ying Ren

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Mok Ying Ren
Personal information
Born (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 33)
Singapore
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Spouse(s)
Belinda Ooi
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(m. 2017)​
Sport
ClubTeam Singapore
Coached bySelf Coached
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 5000 m: 14:51
  • 10,000 m: 31:55
  • Half marathon: 1:07:08
  • Marathon: 2:26:07
Medal record
Representing  Singapore
Men's triathlon
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Thailand Olympic distance
Men's athletics
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Myanmar Marathon

Dr. Mok Ying Ren (born 6 July 1988) is a triathlete and long-distance runner from Singapore. His best performances include a SEA Games gold medal in 2007 in the triathlon event, as well as a gold medal in the marathon event in 2013.[1] He held the national record in the 5000m event from May 2011 to July 2021.

Early life and education[]

Mok Ying Ren was born on 6 July 1988 in Singapore.[2] His father was an engineer with Housing and Development Board, and his mother was a housewife.[3] Additionally, he has a younger sister, 6 years younger, Mok Ying Rong.[3] He studied at Red Swastika Primary School, Raffles Institution, and then Raffles Junior College.[2][3] He graduated from the National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2012.[4] He also completed Masters in Sports Medicine with the University of Queensland in 2016.[5][non-primary source needed][6]

Career[]

Athletics[]

Mok is a 7-time Singapore Marathon Local Champion, capturing every title from 2009 to 2016 with the exception of a 3rd-place finish in 2012. Mok first won the 2009 Singapore Marathon with a time of 2:43:42 on his debut marathon.[7] At the 2010 Singapore Marathon, his second marathon, he broke his own course record for the local category with a time of 2:38:27.[8] Mok once again won the 2011 Singapore Marathon Local Category with a time of 2:46:01 despite battling a bad case of plantar fasciitis.[9]

Mok ran a new Singaporean men's 5000 m national record of 14:51:09 at the Tokai University Time Trials in Japan in May 2011.[2] The record was broken by Soh Rui Yong in July 2021.[10]

Medical career[]

Mok disrupted his national service (NS) obligations to pursue medical studies. Upon completing his housemanship in various hospitals, he rejoined Singapore Armed Forces serving as a medical officier.[11][12] After completing his NS obligations, he is since a medical doctor within Singapore's government hospital network.[13][non-primary source needed]

Personal life[]

Mok married Belinda Ooi on 30 December 2017, after having dated for four years.[14] They have a daughter (born on 15 December 2019) and a son (born 21 August 2021).[15][16]

References[]

  1. ^ Triathlon at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games
  2. ^ a b c "Mok Ying Ren, "I will be training hard for a medal at the SEA Games" | Singapore Athletics". Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Lee, Venessa (28 September 2014). "Sibling Power" (PDF). The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  4. ^ Tan, Theresa (October 2013). "In For The Long Hual". NUS AlumNUS Magazine. No. 95. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Study Queensland!". 2 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019.
  6. ^ jedsent (4 June 2018). "Mok goes Queensland!". Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  7. ^ Tan, Les (4 December 2011). Mok Ying Ren returns from injury to finish as fastest S’porean marathoner for 3rd straight year. Red Sports. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
  8. ^ Tung,Colin (5 June 2011). Mok Ying Ren wins Christchurch Marathon in personal best of 2 hours 26 minutes 34 seconds. Red Sports. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
  9. ^ Mok, Ying Ren (6 December 2012). Mok Ying Ren: “I did not want to quit because quitting once gives you permission to quit again”. Red Sports. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
  10. ^ Chia, Laura (17 July 2021). "Athletics: Soh Rui Yong sets new men's 5,000m national record". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  11. ^ "How National Service Impacted The Careers Of Notable Singaporean Athletes". Must Share News - Independent News For Singaporeans. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Squeezing It All In". www.worldscientific.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Bio". Archived from the original on 28 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Athletics: Mok Ying Ren begins 'lifetime marathon' after getting married". The Straits Times. 30 December 2017. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Mok Ying Ren - Daughter's birth". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "Mok Ying Ren - Son's birth". Facebook. Retrieved 26 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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