Hamkah bin Mohamed Afik is a former Singapore sprinter who competed in the Southeast Asian Games,

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

, and Commonwealth Games. He made his international debut at the

1989 Southeast Asian Games The 1989 Southeast Asian Games ( ms, Sukan Asia Tenggara 1989), officially known as the 15th Southeast Asian Games, was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20 to 31 August 1989 with 25 sports featured in the games. It was of ...

in Malaysia at the age of 17. In the

1993 Southeast Asian Games The 1993 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 17th Southeast Asian Games were held in Singapore from 12 to 19 June 1993 with 29 sports in 440 events featured in this edition. This was the third time Singapore hosted the games after 1 ...

in Singapore, he won the silver medal in the 200m. He was also part of the team that won bronze in the men's 4x100m relay team in the same games, repeating the feat at the

1997 Southeast Asian Games The 1997 Southeast Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara 1997), officially known as the 19th Southeast Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia Tenggara ke-19; the 19th SEA Games), was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held in Jakarta, ...

in Indonesia. In the

2003 Southeast Asian Games The 2003 Southeast Asian Games ( vi, Đại hội Thể thao Đông Nam Á 2003), officially known as the 22nd Southeast Asian Games and also known as Vietnam 2003, was a Southeast Asian multi-sport event held from 5 to 13 December 2003 in Hano ...

in Vietnam, he was part of the men's 4x100m relay team that won silver. After hanging up his spikes, Hamkah took on coaching. He was national relay coach for Singapore from 2006 to 2010, a role he assumed again between 2017 and 2019; the 2009 men's 4x100m team took silver at the Southeast Asian Games, becoming the first Singapore team to clock below 40s. He is coach of Mark Lee, who at the 2022 National Schools Track & Field Championships broke the A Division records for the 200m and 100m. Hamkah's daughter, Haanee Afik, participated in the

2019 Southeast Asian Games The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...

in Manila as part of the women's 4x100m relay team.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Afik, Hamkah 1972 births Living people Singaporean male sprinters Athletes (track and field) at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Singapore SEA Games medalists in athletics SEA Games silver medalists for Singapore SEA Games bronze medalists for Singapore Competitors at the 1993 SEA Games Competitors at the 1997 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games