Marc Brian Louis
Marc Brian Louis is an athlete from Singapore specialising in sprints and hurdles.
 Louis competing in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Singapore |
| Born | 7 August 2002 Singapore |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 100 metres, 110 metres hurdles, 200 metres, 400 metres hurdles, 4 x 100 metres relay |
Medal record | |
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Early career
Louis started competing for Sembawang Primary, and subsequently, Anderson Secondary. While he won medals at the national championships in primary school, it was only in 2017 that he won his first gold, at the 110m hurdles.[1]
Youth career
In 2019, Louis became the first Singaporean to win gold in the 400m hurdles (55.09s) at the 2019 Asian Youth Athletics Championships held in Hong Kong.[2] In the same tournament, Louis also clocked 13.74s in the 110m hurdles to set a new national U-18 record.[3]
In 2021, while competing at the World Athletics U-20 Championships in Nairobi, Louis set a new national U-20 record for the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.77s; he finished 11th overall.[4][5] In the same year, he broke the national U-20 record for the 100m with a time of 10.39s – 0.02s off the men's record.[6]
References
- https://www.redsports.sg/2017/04/22/b-div-110m-hurdles-andersons-marc-louis/
- Aziz, Sazali Abdul (2019-03-17). "Athletics: Marc Brian Louis wins 400m hurdles gold for Singapore at Asian Youth Athletics Championships". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- "Singapore's Marc Brian Louis sets new national U20 record for 110m hurdles at world junior championships". CNA. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- "Marc Brian LOUIS | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
- https://www.sportplus.sg/post/athletics-marc-brian-louis-sets-new-national-u20-record-for-men-s-110m-hurdles
- Chia, Laura (2021-12-11). "Athletics: Marc Brian Louis breaks U-20 100m record; 0.02sec off senior mark". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-12.