Mok Ying Ren is a triathlete and runner from Singapore. His best performances include a SEA Games

Southeast Asian Games

The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

 Gold medal in 2007 for the Triathlon

Triathlon

A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

 event in Thailand. He also came in 12th in the Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games

The Asian Beach Games is a multi-sport event to be held every two years among athletes representing countries from Asia. The games are regulated by the Olympic Council of Asia. The first games was held in 2008 in Bali, Indonesia....

 in 2008. Mok achieved these results when he was a full-time medical student

Medical school

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 at the National University of Singapore

National University of Singapore

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Mok currently resides in Singapore.

Mok is the 2009 Singapore Marathon Local Champion with a time of 2:43:42 on his debut marathon. 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.

Mok runs a new Singaporean men's 5000m national record of 14:51:09 at the Tokai University Time Trials in Japan in May 2011.
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