Simon Ong

Simon Ong
Born (1988-10-03) October 3, 1988
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Title International Organizer, FIDE Arbiter

Simon Ong (born October 3, 1988) is a Canadian chess arbiter and organizer.

Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Ong was awarded the title of FIDE Arbiter and International Organizer by FIDE, the World Chess Federation, in 2011.[1][2] Ong was also given the title of National Tournament Director and National Tournament Organizer by the Canadian Chess Federation in 2012.[3]

In 2012, Simon Ong was one of the "Volunteer of the Year" nominees of the "Chess in the Library Program" of Canada [4]

In 2016, Ong made an appearance at the Boston Marathon and finished with a net time of 3:29:04 [5][6] Ong also competes in various long-distance road races.

On June 10, 2018, Ong was the fastest Canadian and eighth overall at the Rock 'n' Roll Seattle Marathon Half-Marathon, qualifying for the TCS New York City Marathon, with a net time of 1:18:11 [7][8][9][10]

Personal bests

References

  1. ↑ "Ong, Simon FIDE Chess Profile".
  2. ↑ "International titles by Canadian chess players". Canadian Chess Titles. David Cohen.
  3. ↑ "Canadian Chess - Titles".
  4. ↑ "Volunteers of the Year Nominees".
  5. ↑ "2016 Boston Marathon, Overall Results".
  6. ↑ "Athlink, 2016 Boston Marathon Results".
  7. ↑ "Canadian Running Magazine".
  8. ↑ "My Best Runs".
  9. ↑ "Run RocknRoll Top Finishers".
  10. ↑ "Runners Connect".
  11. ↑ "Athlinks".
  12. ↑ "Startline Timing".
  13. ↑ "Startline Timing".
  14. ↑ "Startline Timing".
  15. ↑ "Run RocknRoll".
  16. ↑ "Run RocknRoll Top Finishers".
  17. ↑ "Runners Connect".
  18. ↑ "Athlinks".
  19. ↑ "Sportstats".
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