KANG Samuel Shan Mu

Singapore
Squash
25 Dec 1990
32
Male
1.70/5'7''

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SQU Squash Men's Team
SGP
Singapore
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court 5
Men's Team Pool A
#1
IND
India
3
SGP
Singapore
0
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court 1
Men's Team Pool A
#16
KUW
Kuwait
2
SGP
Singapore
1
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court 4
Men's Team Pool A
#26
PAK
Pakistan
3
SGP
Singapore
0
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court 3
Men's Team Pool A
#37
SGP
Singapore
3
NEP
Nepal
0
Finished
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Squash Court 2
Men's Team Pool A
#46
QAT
Qatar
1
SGP
Singapore
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocation
Asian Games
5Men's Team2018Indonesia
17Men's Singles2018Indonesia
World Team Championships
23Men's Team2019Washington, DC, USA
World Doubles Championships
15Men's Doubles M2022Glasgow, GBR
Asian Individual Championships
17Men's Singles2017Chennai, IND
South East Asian Games
1Men's Team2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS
1Men's Jumbo Doubles M2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS
2Mixed Team2019Makati, PHI
2Men's Team2015Singapore, SIN
3Men's Singles2017Kuala Lumpur, MAS
3Men's Singles2015Singapore, SIN
4Men's Team2019Makati, PHI
5Men's Singles2019Makati, PHI
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Watching movies. (psaworldtour, 12 Apr 2021)
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Athlete, Investor
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Economics - Princeton University, United States of America
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English
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Right (Sport Singapore YouTube channel, 29 Aug 2017)
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His performance was affected by a rib injury during the 2021 SGSquash Closed Satellite event in Singapore. (worldsquash, 22 Nov 2021)

Injury disrupted his training for two months ahead of the 2021 National Championships in Singapore. (worldsquash, 17 Nov 2021)

In late 2017 he missed several training sessions due to a back injury he sustained at the 2017 South East Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (straitstimes, 02 Apr 2018)
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He began playing squash at age 13. "I would say it was pretty late. I didn't know if it was something feasible. Perhaps if I had started earlier, who knows, things might have been different." (squashmad, 10 Jan 2016, 01 Jan 2015)
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"I discovered the intensity and pace at which the game is played, and my love for squash never dwindled." (myactivesg, 01 Sep 2015)
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To compete at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. (worldsquash, 17 Nov 2021)
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Winning gold in singles at the 2021 National Championships in Singapore, which was his fourth consecutive national singles title. (worldsquash, 17 Nov 2021)
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He was flag bearer for Singapore at the opening ceremony of the 2019 South East Asian Games in the Philippines. (singaporeolympics, 09 Nov 2019)

Additional Information

General
OCCUPATION
In 2022 he began working as an investor at EDBI Pte Ltd, Singapore. He had previously worked at the Ministry of Education [MOE]. (LinkedIn profile, 17 Mar 2023; Instagram profile, 02 May 2022)

DEVELOPING SQUASH
During his time working with the Ministry of Education [MOE] in Singapore, he saw the importance of developing sport within the education system in Singapore. "I think sports has grown to become a big part of our education system and as a nation we've come to realise the benefits of sports participation. Hopefully squash will become more popular as a result of this, but that isn't going to happen by chance. It'll take the collective effort of schools and the Singapore Squash Rackets Association [SSRA] to make that a reality. I think we are at an important stage now because people are getting more interested in squash." (squashmad, 01 Jan 2015)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event