Kampton Kam Explained

National Team:Singapore
Sport:Athletics
Event:High jump
Birth Date:6 March 2001[1]
Birth Place:Singapore
Height:186cm (6ft 1in)

Kampton Kam is an athlete from Singapore specialising in the high jump. He holds the national high jump records for the U18 (2.10m), U19 (2.15m), U20 (2.15m), U23 (2.20m), and men's indoor (2.20m).[2] [3] He is currently second on the all-time list in the men’s high jump in Singapore.

Education

Kam is an alumnus of Victoria School and Victoria Junior College. In 2018, he was awarded The Straits Times - Young Star of the Month,[4] an award backed by 100PLUS to outstanding school athletes. The following year, he received 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. In 2022, he enrolled in the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

High jump career

Kam set his U-18 record at the 2018 ASEAN School Games, where he won the gold.[5] The U-20 record was set at the 2019 National School Games,[6] where he defended his title and became the first local schoolboy to clear 7 feet in the high 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.[7] 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[8] and 29th[9] in the world in the 2018 and 2019 season as a youth (U18) and junior (U20) athlete respectively.

Kam first set the national indoor mark in Sweden in 2021 with a jump of 2.05m.[10] In January 2023, he rewrote the record twice, jumping 2.06m at the Penn 10 Team-Select in New York, and 2.08m at the Wesley Brown Invitational in Maryland.[11] He then improved on the record jumping 2.15m at the Penn State National Open in January 2024.[12]

In 2022, a week before the 2022 Southeast Asian Games, Kam suffered a collapsed lung and had to withdraw.[13] Three months later, he managed to finish 12th at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

On 10 February 2024, Kam cleared 2.20m at Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational to rewrite the national indoor mark he had set two weeks prior (2.15m).[3]

20182018 Southeast Asian Youth Athletics ChampionshipsSoutheast Asian Youth Athletics ChampionshipsBangkok, Thailandbgcolor=gold1st1.99 m
2018 Hong Kong Inter-City Athletic ChampionshipsHong Kong, Chinabgcolor=gold1st2.03 m
Youth Olympic Games Asia Area QualificationBangkok, Thailand5th2.05 m
2018 ASEAN School GamesKuala Lumpur, Malaysiabgcolor=gold1st2.10 m NR
2018 Youth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina6th2.05 m
2018 Youth Olympic GamesBuenos Aires, Argentina7th2.07 m
20192019 National School GamesSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=gold1st2.15 m NR
2019 Asian Athletics ChampionshipsDoha, Qatar14th2.10 m
2019 Taiwan Athletics OpenTaipei, Taiwanbgcolor=silver2nd2.12 m
2019 ASEAN School GamesSemarang, Indonesiabgcolor=gold1st2.10 m
2019 Southeast Asian GamesNew Clark City, Philippines7th2.08 m
20212021 2nd National Performance TrialSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=gold1st2.05 m
2021 Luciahoppet 2021Karlstad, Swedenbgcolor=gold1st2.05 m NR
20222022 Singapore National ChampionshipsSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=gold1st2.15 m
Singapore OpenSingapore, Singaporebgcolor=gold1st2.20m
2022 Commonwealth GamesBirmingham, United Kingdom12th2.10 m
20232023 Penn 10 Team-SelectStaten Island, New Yorkbgcolor=gold1st2.06 m NR
Wesley Brown InvitationalAnnapolis, Marylandbgcolor=gold1st2.08m NR
2021 Summer World University GamesChengdu, China12th2.00m
2022 Asian Games (Qualifying Round)Hangzhou, China7th2.15m
2022 Asian Games (Finals)Hangzhou, China11th2.15m
20242024 Penn State National OpenPenn State, Pennsylvaniabgcolor=gold1st2.15 m NR
Darius Dixon Memorial Invitation 2024Liberty University, Virginiabgcolor=gold1st2.20 m NR
2024 Ivy League Heptagonal Indoor Track & Field ChampionshipsHarvard University, Massachusettsbgcolor=gold1st2.18 m

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kampton KAM | Profile. World Athletics. 15 January 2022.
  2. https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-kampton-kam-rewrites-indoor-high-jump-national-record
  3. https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/festive-joy-again-for-kampton-kam-as-he-breaks-singapore-high-jump-record
  4. Web site: Auto. Hermes. 2018-11-23. ST Young Star Award: It's mind over matter for record-breaking high jumper Kampton Kam The Straits Times. 2022-02-05. www.straitstimes.com. en.
  5. Web site: Into the Zone with Kampton Kam. schoolbag.edu.sg. 15 January 2022.
  6. Web site: School sports: VJC high jumper Kampton Kam sets U-20 national record en route to winning A Division boys' title. The Straits Times. 15 January 2022.
  7. Web site: High Jump Result 3rd Youth Olympic Games. 2022-01-19. www.worldathletics.org. en.
  8. Web site: High Jump - men - u18 - outdoor - 2018. 2022-01-19. www.worldathletics.org.
  9. Web site: High Jump - men - u20 - outdoor - 2019. 2022-01-19. www.worldathletics.org.
  10. Web site: Sports World: High jumper Kam sets indoor mark. theworldnews.net. 15 January 2022.
  11. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/athletics-small-steps-mantra-helps-jumper-kampton-kam-to-second-national-mark-in-six-days
  12. https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/singapore-s-kampton-kam-rewrites-indoor-high-jump-national-record
  13. https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-high-jumper-kampton-kams-medal-hopes-punctured-by-collapsed-lung

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