Draft:Ali Ahmad (Singapore sprinter)

Ali bin Ahmad (born 1924) was a Singaporean sprinter and sprinting coach.

Sprinter
In 1940, he became the first Singaporean to run the 100 yards in 10 seconds, when still a schoolboy at Victoria School and had his name appeared in the Hall of Fame. The timing also equalled the Malayan record.

Coach
Ali later became a coach with the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, coaching Singapore's top sprinters from 1950s to 1990s. His proteges include Olympian Kesavan Soon, two-time Olympian C. Kunalan, Tang Ngai Kin, Harun Mundir and Mona Kunalan