Ali bin Ahmad

Ali Ahmad
Personal information
Full nameAli bin Ahmad
NationalitySingaporean
Born(1924-01-01)1 January 1924
Singapore
Died
Singapore
Sport
SportAthletics

Ali bin Ahmad (born 1 January 1924) is a Singaporean sprinter and sprinting coach.

In 1940, Ali became the first Singaporean to run the 100 yards in 10 seconds, when still a schoolboy at Victoria School and his name appeared in the Hall of Fame. The timing also equalled the Malayan record.

Ali later became a coach with the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, coaching Singapore's top sprinters from the 1950s to the 1990s. His proteges include Olympian Kesavan Soon, two-time Olympian C. Kunalan, Tang Ngai Kin, Harun Mundir and Mona Kunalan.

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References

  1. ↑ "NEW 100 YARDS RECORD". Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle. 15 July 1940 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ↑ "THE 14TH OLYMPIAD' COMES TO TOWN". Morning Tribune. 13 September 1948. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Schoolboy Shines In Singapore Athletics". The Straits Times. 14 July 1940. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lifting juniors to the heights". The Straits Times. 10 November 1983. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "How Jesse Owens unearthed a Singapore track star". Singapore National Olympic Council.
  6. ↑ "No fuss preparations". New Nation. 3 December 1978. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Helpless Haron". The Straits Times. 27 April 1983. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "I WOULD CONFRONT HIM". The New Paper. 11 March 1994. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Mona forsakes teaching career to train full time". The Straits Times. 28 April 1992. Retrieved 18 January 2024.