Daniel Caluag

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Daniel Caluag
Personal information
Full nameDaniel Patrick Manabat Caluag
NicknameDanny C
Born (1987-01-15) January 15, 1987 (age 36)
Harbor City, Los Angeles, U.S.
Team information
Discipline BMX
RoleRider
Medal record
Men's Bicycle motocross
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
UCI BMX World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Victoria, British Columbia Elite Men Cruiser
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Asian BMX Cycling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 SingaporeElite Men
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Incheon BMX
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Jakarta–Palembang BMX
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Napyidaw BMX
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines BMX

Daniel Patrick Manabat Caluag (born 15 January 1987 in Harbor City, California, United States) is a Filipino American BMX racer who competed for the Philippines in the BMX event of the 2012 Summer Olympics. [1] Caluag was eliminated after the qualifying heats. [2] He won the men's elite gold medal in the 2013 Asian BMX Cycling Championships in Singapore [3]

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On October 1, 2014, the Filipino Olympian has set another milestone by winning the Philippines' first and only gold medal in BMX Cycling at the 17th Asian Games 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. [4]

Caluag was named 2014 Athlete of the Year trophy at the Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards Night. [5] Caluag was also part of the 14 scholar-athletes who have scholarships from the Olympic Solidarity Movement under the Philippine Olympic Committee. [6]

Early life

Caluag was born to Daniel Ramos Caluag and Isabelita Manabat Caluag. Both of Caluag's parents were involved in the field of medicine, with Daniel Ramos being a respiratory therapist from Malolos, Bulacan and Isabelita being a registered nurse from Licab, Nueva Ecija. Both of his parents migrated separately and met in California with Daniel Ramos first migrating to Guam at a young age before migrating to the US mainland. Caluag and his only sibling and brother, Christopher was born in the United States. [5] [7]

Personal life

Daniel Caluag resides in Lexington in the US state of Kentucky with his Stephanie with whom he has a baby daughter named Sydney. His brother, Christopher lives in California and bikes with Daniel whenever he later visits. Daniel Caluag and his wife earned their nursing degrees at the Lindsey Wilson College in Lexington last May 2014. As of March 2015, Caluag and his wife works at the UK HealthCare in Lexington. Caluag works at the medical/surgical oncology and bone transplant unit at the Markey Cancer Center of UK HealthCare. [5]

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References

  1. "2012 Summer Olympics Profile". Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  2. Navarro, June (11 August 2012). "'Caluag will get Olympic medal soon'". Philippine Daily Inquirer . Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  3. Caluag wins gold in Asian BMX championships | Sports, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
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  5. 1 2 3 Henson, Joaquin (2 March 2015). "Caluag sets sights on Olympics". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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