Eric Cray

Early life and education Cray was born in Olongapo to Ellis Jr. and Maria Cray Fish, before moving to Sacramento, California. His mother is a Filipina caregiver working in the U.S., while his father is an American cab driver. He has three sisters. He studied at James Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas in the United States for his secondary education. Cray managed to win a bronze at the 60 m event at the 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. While he only finished seventh in the 400 m hurdles semifinals at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a time of 49.37 seconds, which itself already broke his national and Southeast Asian Games record, he set a better record earlier during the Heat 4 qualifying event with a time of 49.05.

Cray won the gold medal at the 400 meter hurdles event at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships clocking 49.57 seconds ending his country's 8 year gold drought in the continental tournament.

Cray took the silver in the 60m Dash at the 2017 Asian Indoor Games in Asghartan, Turkmenistan.

At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Cray had a poor opening to his campaign after he was disqualified in the 100 meter run after two false starts. However he redeemed himself after winning the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles and helped clinch the gold for his country in the mixed-gender 4x100 relay event.

Personal life In 2015, Cray reportedly had a fiancé and two children. His sisters are involved in sports; two were track and field athletes and one is a basketball coach, and another is a licensed cosmetologist. He considers American sprinter Michael Johnson his hero in the sport.