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| Born | December 16, 1988 [1] United States | ||||||||||
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| Discipline | BMX | ||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||
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Christopher Caluag (born 16 December 1988 in the United States) is a Filipino American BMX racer and civil engineer who competes for the Philippines internationally. He won a silver medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and participated at the 2014 Asian Games.
Caluag was born to Daniel Ramos Caluag and Isabelita Manabat Caluag. Daniel Ramos was a respiratory therapist from Malolos, Bulacan and Isabelita was a registered nurse from Licab, Nueva Ecija. His parents migrated separately and met in California. Daniel Ramos migrated first to Guam at a young age before migrating again to the US mainland. Caluag and his older brother, Daniel were born in the United States. [2]
His brother Daniel resides in with his family in Kentucky. Daniel bikes with Christopher whenever Daniel visits him in California. [3] [2]
Christopher took up BMX following his older brother. [1]
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