Adeline Dumapong

Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta (born December 13, 1973) is a Filipina retired Paralympic powerlifter. She became the first Filipina to win a Paralympic medal ever when she won bronze at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.^[1]

Adeline Dumapong

Dumapong in 2017
Personal information
Birth name	Adeline Dumapong
Full name	Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1973-12-13) December 13, 1973 (age 50) Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines
Weight	111.80 kg (246.5 lb) (2014)
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Powerlifting
Event	+82.5 kg Category
Retired	2024
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games - - 1 Paralympic Qualifier 1 - - IWAS World Games 1 - - Asian Para Games - 2 1 FESPIC Games - 2 - ASEAN Para Games 5 3 - Asian Powerlifting Open 1 - - Asian Benchpress Open 1 - - Malaysian Paralympiad 1 - - Total 10 7 2 Representing  Philippines Women's powerlifting Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney −82.5 kg Paralympic Qualifier 2000 Florida +85 kg IWAS World Games 2009 Bangalore +85 kg Asian Para Games 2014 Incheon +85 kg 2010 Guangzhou +85 kg 2018 Jakarta +86 kg FESPIC Games 1999 Bangkok +85 kg 2002 Busan +82.5 kg ASEAN Para Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur +85 kg 2015 Singapore +85 kg 2011 Jakarta +85 kg 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima +85 kg 2005 Manila +85 kg 2022 Surakarta +86 kg 2014 Naypyidaw +85 kg 2001 Kuala Lumpur +85 kg Asian Powerlifting Open Championship 2007 Manila +85 kg Asian Benchpress Championships 1999 Manila +85 kg Malaysian Paralympiad 2000 Kuala Lumpur +85 kg

Early life and education

Adeline Dumapong was born in Kiangan, Ifugao to a family of six children. She contracted polio when she was three years old. She spent her elementary and high school days in Bahay Mapagmahal, a housing institution for youth with disabilities and went to school at NOH School for Crippled Children inside the compound of Philippine Orthopedic Center, Quezon City.^[2][3]

She has a degree in computer secretarial from St. Paul University Quezon City.^[4]

Career

Dumapong took up powerlifting in 1997 due to the encouragement of her male friends since she has a stocky build. She then went on to train at the Philippine Orthopedic Center in Banawe, Quezon City.^[5]

The International Paralympic Committee took notice of Dumapong when the Philippine Orthopedic Center's rehab department sent Dumapong's powerlifting record. Since then, she has won in tournaments outside the Philippines. She was also offered free training under Coach Ramon Debuque of the Zest Power Gym.^[2]

She competed at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia and competed at the women's −82.5 kg powerlifting event. She managed to win a bronze medal and became the first Paralympic representative of the Philippines to win a medal up until the 2016 Paralympics.^[2] She has also represented the country in the FESPIC Games, the precursor tournament of the Asian Para Games,^[4] where she won silver in the 1999 and 2000 editions.^[6] Her silver medal in the 2002 games was won in the −82.5 kg powerlifting event by lifting 105 kg.^[7]

Outside of competing, Dumapong has also joined Philippine Paralympic Committee President Mike Barredo in Congressional hearings to advocate for incentives and pay for para-athletes to be matched to their abled-bodied counterparts.^[5]

Dumapong also competed at the 2014 Asian Para Games at the +86 kg event. She won a silver medal registering 115 kg. Her South Korean opponent, Lee Hyun-Jung, registered the same mark but won gold due to weighing 100.08 kg, lighter than Dumapong's 111.80 kg.^[8]

Dumapong announced her retirement in January 2024.^[9]

Personal life

After the 2000 Paralympics, Dumapong played and worked with a rondalla, an ensemble of stringed instruments composed of musically-inclined youth with disabilities. She also assists the Philippine Sports Association of the Differently Abled in various events. Dumapong gave birth to Alyssa Mei in May 2002, her first child and daughter.^[10]

References

1. "Dumapong-Ancheta matches record lift for gold". The Philippine Star. February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
2. "Champion Powerlifter and Chad Borja's Battle with Cancer". GMA News. May 20, 2011. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
3. "Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta". PWD Files. Vera Files. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
4. Malanum, Jean (September 28, 2018). "Powerlifter Dumapong-Ancheta eyes more medals". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
5. Leongson, Randolph (September 3, 2021). "Slowly but surely, Filipino para athletes finally winning fight for equality". Sports Interactive Network Philippines (in English and Tagalog). Retrieved September 4, 2021.
6. Malanum, Jean (September 13, 2018). "Powerlifter Ancheta pockets 2 bronze medals in Japan". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
7. "Dumapong cops silver in FESPIC liftfest". The Philippine Star. November 2, 2002. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
8. Noguera, Emil (October 23, 2014). "Philippines adds silver, bronze to Asian Para Games medal haul". The Manila Times. Archived from the original on June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
9. Malanum, Jean (January 31, 2024). "Para-athlete Dumapong-Ancheta retires from powerlifting". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
10. Favis, Michelle. "An Athlete Speaks: Adeline Dumapong Talks About Winning the Paralympics and Her Life Today". Disability World. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 18, 2015.

External links

• Adeline Dumapong at the International Paralympic Committee
• Adeline Dumapong - Website at the Wayback Machine (archived June 18, 2015)
• Adeline Dumapong at PWD Files (Vera Files) at the Wayback Machine (archived June 18, 2015)