Poh Seng Song (born 30 January 1983) is an

athlete An athlete is most commonly a person who competes in one or more sports involving physical strength, speed, power, or endurance. Sometimes, the word "athlete" is used to refer specifically to sport of athletics competitors, i.e. including track ...

from

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who specialises in the

100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at ...

sprint and

4 x 100 metres relay 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hi ...

. Participating in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, he achieved seventh place in his 100 metres heat, thus missing out on a placing in Round 2 of the event. Seng Song received his education in

Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACS ...

. As of December 2005, he is an undergraduate at the

Singapore Management University Singapore Management University (SMU) is a publicly funded private university in Singapore. Founded in 2000, SMU is the third oldest autonomous university in the country, modelling its education after the Wharton School. The university is trip ...

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* 1983 births Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Living people Singaporean male sprinters Singaporean people of Chinese descent Anglo-Chinese School alumni Singapore Management University alumni Olympic athletes for Singapore SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games 21st-century Singaporean sportsmen {{singapore-athletics-bio-stub