Kampton Kam

Kampton Kam is an athlete from Singapore specialising in the high jump. He holds the national high jump records for the U18 (2.10m), U20 (2.15m), and men's indoor (2.05m). The U-18 record was set in the 2018 ASEAN School Games, where Kampton won the gold,[2] while the U-20 record was set at the 2019 National School Games[3] where he defended his title and became the first local schoolboy to clear 7 feet in the high jump. The national indoor mark was set in Sweden in 2021.[4] He is currently the 2nd on the all-time list in the Men’s High Jump in Singapore with a personal best of 2.20m.

Kampton Kam
Personal information
Nationality Singapore
Born (2001-03-06) 6 March 2001[1]
Singapore
Height187cm (6ft 1in)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)High jump
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Singapore
ASEAN School Games
2018 ASEAN School GamesHigh jump
2019 ASEAN School GamesHigh jump
Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships
13th Southeast Asian Youth Athletics ChampionshipsHigh jump

Kam competed at the Youth Olympic Games Asia Area Qualification and placed 5th with a personal best then of 2.05m, qualifying him for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. In the first round, he finished 6th with a 2.05m effort. In the second round, he cleared 2.07m for a combined height of 4.12m to finish 7th.[5] He also competed at the Asian Athletics Championship 2019 in Doha, Qatar, 2019 Southeast Asian Games in New Clark City, Philippines and Taiwan Athletics Open 2019.

Internationally, Kam was ranked 16th[6] and 29th[7] in the world in the 2018 and 2019 season as a youth (U18) and junior (U20) athlete respectively.

Competition record
YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
2018 Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships Bangkok, Thailand 1st 1.99 m
Hong Kong Inter-City Athletic Championships Hong Kong, China 1st 2.03 m
Youth Olympic Games Asia Area Qualification Bangkok, Thailand 5th 2.05 m
ASEAN School Games Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1st 2.10 m NR
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 6th 2.05 m
2018 Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires, Argentina 7th 2.07 m
2019 National School Games Singapore, Singapore 1st 2.15 m NR
2019 Asian Athletics Championships Doha, Qatar 14th 2.10 m
Taiwan Athletics Open Taipei, Taiwan 2nd 2.12 m
ASEAN School Games Semarang, Indonesia 1st 2.10 m
2019 Southeast Asian Games New Clark City, Philippines 7th 2.08 m
2021 National Performance Trial Singapore, Singapore 1st 2.05 m
Luciahoppet 2021 Karlstad, Sweden 1st 2.05 m NR
2022 Singapore National Championships Singapore, Singapore 1st 2.15 m
Singapore Open Singapore, Singapore 2.20m

Awards

In 2018, Kam was awarded The Straits Times - Young Star of the Month,[8] an award backed by 100PLUS to outstanding school athletes. The following year, Kampton was a recipient of the Singapore Olympic-Foundation Peter Lim Scholarship. He was also named the Singapore Schools Sports Council Best Sportsboy of the year for Track and Field in 2019 and 2020.

Education

Kampton is an alumnus of Victoria School and will be pursuing his tertiary education at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

References
  1. "Kampton KAM | Profile". World Athletics. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "Into the Zone with Kampton Kam". schoolbag.edu.sg. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  3. "School sports: VJC high jumper Kampton Kam sets U-20 national record en route to winning A Division boys' title". The Straits Times. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  4. "Sports World : High jumper Kam sets indoor mark". theworldnews.net. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  5. "High Jump Result | 3rd Youth Olympic Games". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  6. "High Jump - men - u18 - outdoor - 2018". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  7. "High Jump - men - u20 - outdoor - 2019". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  8. Auto, Hermes (23 November 2018). "ST Young Star Award: It's mind over matter for record-breaking high jumper Kampton Kam | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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