Draft:Hidilyn Diaz
Filipino weightlifter (born 1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Birth name | Hidilyn Francisco Diaz |
Nickname | Hidi |
Nationality | Filipino |
Born | (1991-02-20) February 20, 1991 (age 33) Zamboanga City, Philippines |
Alma mater | De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (BBA) |
Height | 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 58.65 kg (129 lb) |
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Years of service | 2013–present |
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Unit | Air Force Special Service Group, PAF Personnel Management Center, 710th Special Operations Wing, Philippine Air Force Civil-Military Operations Group |
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Country | Philippines |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event(s) | –59 kg, –55 kg |
Club | Zamboanga |
Coached by | Gao Kaiwen (Weightlifting Coach) Julius Naranjo (Weightlifting/Strength and Conditioning Coach) Catalino Diaz (First Coach) Antonio Agustin Jr. (Former Coach) |
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Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo OLY (née Diaz; Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdɪas naˈɾanho]; born February 20, 1991) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman, most known for being the first female Olympic medalist and the first ever Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines.
In her early weightlifting years, she was a bronze medalist at the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at the 2006 Asian Games in the 53 kilogram class. While she was a student and representing Universidad de Zamboanga, she won two golds and one silver in the Asian Youth Junior Weightlifting Championship held in Jeonju, South Korea. The same year, she competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics as a wild card entry, where she was the youngest competitor in the women's 58 kg category.
Two Olympic Games later, at the 2016 Summer Olympics, Diaz won the silver medal in the women's 53 kg weight division, becoming the first Filipino to win a medal in a non-boxing event since 1936 and ending the Philippines' 20-year Olympic medal drought.
Then, during the 2020 Summer Olympics, Diaz won the first ever gold medal for the Philippines, becoming the first Filipino to ever win an Olympic gold medal for the country, setting two Olympic records in the clean and jerk and the total.