Thiruben Thana Rajan
Thiruben at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team | Singapore |
| Born | 28 October 2000[1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 400 m, 800 m |
Medal record | |
Thiruben Thana Rajan is a runner from Singapore. He has represented Singapore in various Southeast Asian Games, and holds the national record for the 800 m (1:49.94).[2]
Running career
Thiruben started racing competitively when he was 14; in only his third 400 m race, he ran 48.77s to break the record at the Singapore Under-18 and Under-20 Athletics Championships.[3] The same year at the World U-18 Championship, he lowered his record to 47.91s.[4]
At the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia, Thiruben, together with Calvin Quek, Zubin Muncherji, and Ng Chin Hui broke the Singapore national record for the 4 x 400 metres.[5] At the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, Thiruben, together with Quek, Muncherji, and Reuben Rainer Lee won the broze in the same event.[6]
References
- ^ "World Athletics".
- ^ "'I need to pull off something amazing': Thiruben wants to win Singapore's first SEA Games 800m medal in 52 years". CNA.
- ^ "Teen runner smashes 32-year-old 400m record after third race". TODAY.
- ^ "Community leaders, residents defend athlete after racist remarks online". August 11, 2021 – via The Straits Times.
- ^ "Thiruben S/O THANA RAJAN | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org.
- ^ "SEA Games 2025: Singapore Athletics chief 'greedy for more' in 2027". December 16, 2025 – via The Straits Times.