Brandon Pok

Singapore

Sport	Short Track
FederationID	STSGP10505200601
NOC	Singapore
Born	05 May 2006
Gender	Men

Languages	English, Mandarin
Residence	Singapore
Occupation	Student

Personal Bests	Event	Record	Date	Location
Personal Bests
	Event	Record	Date	Location
	1000m	1:28.346	29 Jan 2023	Dresden

Sport Specific Information

Club / Team

Snow Leopard Speed Skating Club [SLSSC]: Singapore, SGP

General Interest

Famous relatives

His older sister Alyssa represented Singapore in short track at the world junior championships in 2020 and 2022. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023; SportsDeskOnline, 09 Nov 2022; Singapore Ice Skating Association Facebook page, 02 Mar 2022; todayonline.com, 13 Sep 2014)

Sport Specific Information

Reason for choosing this sport	"My parents brought my sister and I to watch a skating demonstration at JCube [a shopping centre in Singapore]. My sister decided she wanted to learn short track and asked me to join her. I agreed and started short track."
Name of coach	Zhao Yanzhi [national]; Chun Lee-Kyung [personal], KOR; Lee Ho-Eung [personal], KOR
When and where did you begin this sport?	He was introduced to skating at age seven at the JCube shopping centre in Singapore.

Social Media

www.facebook.com/pok.brandon

General Interest

Hobbies	Listening to K-pop music, watching Korean TV drama series, reading sci-fi books, spending time in nature. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023)
Memorable sporting achievement	Placing fifth in the A final of the boys' 1500m at the 2019 Asian Open Trophy in Kunming, People's Republic of China. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023)
Most influential person in career	Coach Chun Lee-Kyung. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023)
Hero / Idol	Korean short track skater Lee June-Seo. (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023)
Sporting philosophy / motto	"Nothing is more painful than failure." (Athlete, 14 Dec 2023)

Championships results	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
Championships results
	2021/2022	World Junior Championships	1500m	25
	2021/2022	World Junior Championships	500m	31
	2022/2023	World Junior Championships	1000m	39
	2023/2024	World Junior Championships	1000m	40
	2023/2024	World Junior Championships	1500m	42
	2021/2022	World Junior Championships	1000m	43
	2022/2023	World Junior Championships	500m	45
	2022/2023	World Junior Championships	1500m	45
	2023/2024	World Junior Championships	500m	55

World Cups	Year	Competition	Event	Rank
World Cups
	2022/2023	Almaty	500m	29
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	31
	2023/2024	Gdansk	1500m	32
	2022/2023	Almaty	1000m	33
	2023/2024	Gdansk	1000m	36
	2023/2024	Dresden	1000m	39
	2022/2023	Almaty	500m	45
	2023/2024	Dresden	500m	49