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Article by Andrew Pirie
ATFS Statistician
Eric Cray wins the Asian title in 400 Hurdles in the pouring rain.
Photo Credit: Asian Athletics Association
Eric Cray has won 3 Consecutive 400 Hurdle Titles for the Philippines at SEA Games 2013,
2015, 2017. He was the First Filipino ever to win a medal and a Gold at the SEA Games
(2015). He also was the 2nd Filipino after Abdul Guiapar. To win an Asian title in 400
Hurdles some 44 years ago in 1973.
Eric Cray has won the 400 Hurdles at the SEA Games in 2013 and 2015. He set the SEA
Games Record in 49.40 in 2015, and the SEA Record at 48.98 the following year. While Eric
will be unchallenged in the 400 Hurdles the next fastest man being silver medalist Quach of
Vietnam with 51.03 is worlds apart.
The 100m is a different story as Eric has only 20-30 mins between the 400 Hurdles and 100
Final on the second day. Add to this the threat of the young Malaysian Khairul Jantan the
2016 Asian Junior Champion with a PB of 10.18 and 10.24 in 2017.
Cray ended up narrowly defending his SEA Games Title from Quach Cong Lich of Vietnam
50.03 to 50.05, and was pipped 10.37 to 10.43 by Khairul Jantan. A difficult schedule of 4
runs (100 and 400 Hurdles Heats and FInals) in the space of fewer than 2 days made it
difficult for Eric to defend his titles.
Eric also helped the Philippines 4×100 to a Bronze with a new National Record of 39.11.
Cray now has 3 Consecutive SEA Games titles in 400 Hurdles and looking to make that 4 in
Manila. Eric due to fatigue opted not to run the 4×400 relay.
His 4 SEA Golds place him at #11 on the All-Time List for most number of Individual Golds
at SEA Games.
Eric Shauwn Cray
- Born: 06.11.1988
Birth Place: Olongapo City, Zambales - College: Graduated Oklahoma State University
- Coach: Davian Clarke
- Location: El Paso Texas
- Philippine Team from 2013 onward
PERFORMANCE PROFILE
Indoors Personal Bests
- 50m 5.76 - (NR) Sasakatoon, 2017
- 60m - 6.57 - (NR) Albuequerque, 2015 (SEA Record)
- 6.57 Doha, Qatar 2016
- 60m hurdles - 7.86 - (NR) Albuequerque, 2014
- 200m - 21.31 (NR) Albuerquerque, 2015
- 400m - 48.28 Albuerquerque, 2015
Eric Shauwn Cray Outdoor Personal Best Times
- 100m - 10.25 NR, Singapore 2015
- 10.21 (+2.6) El Paso, 2015
- 200m - 21.25, El Paso, 2017
- 110mh - 14.17 former NR, Pasig 2013
- 400m hurdles - 48.98 SEA Record, National Record,
- 49.40 SEA Games Record, Singapore 2015
Eric Shauwn Cray Achievements to date:
- 2013 Southeast Asian Champion - 400m hurdles
- 6th place finish Sea Games -110m Hurdles
- 2013 World Champion Competitor - 400m hurdles
- 2013 Asian Outdoors Athletic Championship finalists - 400m hurdles
- 2013 PNG National Champion -110m hurdles
- 2014 Asian Indoors 60m 5th Final
- 2014 PNG National Champion -100m & 4x100m
- 2015 SEA Games Champion 100M /NR (First Filipino to win Medal event)
- SEA Record & Champion 400 Hurdles
- 2016 NR 4x100m Relay
- 2016 Asian Indoor Championships 60m/Bronze
- 2016 World Indoor Championships 60m/Semi Finalist
- 2016 Olympic Games Qualifier and Semi Finalist, Rio
- 2017 NR 4x100m Relay
- 2017 Asian Champion in the 400 Hurdles (2nd Filipino to win event)
- 2017 SEA Games Champion (3rd title)
- 2017 SEA Games Silver
Eric Shauwn Cray CAREER PROGRESSION:
100m
- 2010 11.06s / 10.63w
- 2013 10.52s
- 2014 10.67s, 10.47w
- 2015 10.21w, 10.33 NR, 10.28 NR, 10.25 NR
200m
- 2009 22.33s
- 2010 22.65
- 2011 23.06
- 2014 21.81i
- 2015 21.31i
- 2017 21.25
400m
- 2009 50.20
- 2010 49.37
- 2012 48.94
- 2016 48.28
110 Hurdles
- 2007 14.43 (junior height?)
- 2011 14.22
- 2013 14.17 (former NR)
400 Hurdles
- 2009 52.06s
- 2010 51.94s
- 2012 50.46s
- 2013 50.74s (acquired Phi dual citizenship 2013)
- 2014 50.00 NR
- 2015 49.62 NR, 49.12 NR/SEA R, 49.40 SEA GAMES R
- 2016 49.07 NR & SEAR
2016 48.98 NR & SEAR, Madrid
Indoor
60m
- 2008 7.02
- 2009 6.96
- 2010 6.90
- 2011 6.87
- 2014 6.75
- 2015 6.57
- 2016 6.57
200m
- 2014 21.81
400m
- 2010 49.88
60 Hurdles
- 2011 7.91
- 2014 7.86
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