Christopher John Caluag (C.J. Caluag)
Personal information
Born (1988-12-16) December 16, 1988[1]
United States
Team information
DisciplineBMX
RoleRider
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2013 NapyidawMen's BMX

Christopher Caluag (born 16 December 1988 in the United States) is a Filipino American BMX racer and civil engineer who competes for the Philippines internationally. He won a silver medal at the 2013 Southeast Asian Games and participated at the 2014 Asian Games.

Early life

Caluag was born to Daniel Ramos Caluag and Isabelita Manabat Caluag. Daniel Ramos was a respiratory therapist from Malolos, Bulacan and Isabelita was a registered nurse from Licab, Nueva Ecija. His parents migrated separately and met in California. Daniel Ramos migrated first to Guam at a young age before migrating again to the US mainland. Caluag and his older brother, Daniel were born in the United States.[2]

His brother Daniel resides in with his family in Kentucky. Daniel bikes with Christopher whenever Daniel visits him in California.[3][2]

Career

Christopher took up BMX following his older brother.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Athlete Profile - Christopher John Caluag". 2014 Incheon Asian Games. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 Henson, Joaquin (12 July 2012). "Fil-Am in Olympic BMX ride of his life". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  3. Henson, Joaquin (2 March 2015). "Caluag sets sights on Olympics". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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