Kerstin Ong
 Ong (lane 6) competing in the 2025 Southeast Asian Games | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 June 1997[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Singapore |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | 100 metres hurdles, 4 x 100 metres relay |
Kerstin Ong Jing Rong (Chinese: 王浄蓉; born June 8, 1997) is a Singaporean athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles. She holds the national record for the 100 metres hurdles, breaking it first at the 2025 Malaysian Open with a time of 13.86s.[2][3] She made her Southeast Asian Games debut in 2025, clocking 13.47s in the heats of the 100 metres hurdles, and 13.85s in the final.[4] However, both times were not recognised by the Singapore National Olympic Council as technical issues were reported with the timing system.[5]
Early life and education
Ong joined the Singapore Sports School through "a lucky stumble" - she wanted to skip her Chinese tuition class, and it just so happened that the Singapore Sports School direct school admission trials were happening on that day. "I went competitively into this sport because I joined the Singapore Sports School, and my passion and discipline grew there," she recalled.[6]
Athletic career
International competitions
2025 SEA Games (Thailand)
2025 Singapore Open
- Part of the 4x100m relay team alongside Shanti Pereira, Laavinia Jaiganth, and Elizabeth-Ann Tan that got 2nd place and equalled the Singapore women's 4x100m relay national record.[9]
2025 Malaysian Open
- Set a national record of 13.86s in the 100m hurdles, breaking the previous record of 13.87s held by Nur Izlyn Zaini by 0.01s.[3]
2023 Johor Athletics Open
- Won gold in the 100m hurdles and bronze in the 100m sprint[10]
2019 Singapore Open
- Won bronze medal in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.94s, her first medal in her pet event.[11]
2018 Singapore Open
- Won bronze medal in the 4x100m relay[11]
2015
- Represented Singapore at the Asian Athletics Championships[12]
References
- ^ "World Athletics".
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/kerstin-ong-breaks-100m-hurdles-national-record-eyes-sea-games-debut
- ^ a b "Malaysian Championships | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-2025-high-jumper-kampton-kam-returns-to-games-with-silver-medal-leap
- ^ https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/sea-games-2025-singapore-hurdlers-national-records-annulled-after-technical-glitch
- ^ "Why I Play series: Hurdler Kerstin Ong". Yahoo News. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Southeast Asian Games | Results | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "'I just have to run faster lor': S'pore hurdler after record timing scrapped due to SEA Games technical issues". mothership.sg. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Singapore women's 4x100m relay team equal national record and qualify for Asian c'ships". The Straits Times. 2025-04-25. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Setting The Champion's Pace On Track". www.sportsschool.edu.sg. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ a b Yeong, John (2022-04-14). "Defying Expectations to Explore Their Limits: Kerstin Ong and Tyeisha Khoo". SportPlus.sg. Retrieved 2025-12-28.
- ^ "Kerstin Ong Jing Rong". www.teamsingapore.sg. Retrieved 2025-12-28.