Mok Ying Ren

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Mok Ying Ren
Personal information
Born (1988-07-06) 6 July 1988 (age 35)
Singapore
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight60 kg (130 lb)
Spouse(s)
Belinda Ooi
​
(m. 2017)​
ChildrenEmma Mok, Caleb Mok
Other interestsBible Study
Website http://mokyingren.sg
Sport
Country Singapore
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 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Men's triathlon
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Thailand Olympic distance
Men's athletics
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 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.

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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 officer. [11] [12] After completing his NS obligations, he is since a medical doctor within Singapore's government hospital network. [13] [ non-primary source needed ]

Mok completed his Masters of Sports Medicine from the University of Queensland, Australia in 2017. He began his Orthopaedics Surgery Residency program in 2017. He completed his training in 2022 and is now working in the National University Health System.

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]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Mok Ying Ren, "I will be training hard for a medal at the SEA Games" | Singapore Athletics" . Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  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.
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