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Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won the Philippines' first-ever Olympic gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The following is a list of notable events and developments that are related to Philippine sports in 2021. [1]
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France [1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.
Filipino athletes have won a total of eighteen Olympic medals (as of 2024 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport. [1] On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Hidilyn Diaz winning the Women's 55 kg event in Weightlifting. [2]
The 24-year-old cemented his legendary status after he took the top spot in the men’s floor and vault events, making him the first male athlete in the Philippines' history to win a gold medal.
Philippine Open Invitational Championships Ilagan, Philippines [27] Shot put: 20.40 m William Morrison III: 22 June 2019 Bloomington High Performance Bloomington, United States [28] Discus throw: 52.10 m Fidel Repizo: 1 December 1991 Southeast Asian Games: Manila, Philippines Hammer throw: 68.66 m Caleb Stuart: 13 March 2015 Ben Brown Invitational
On July 26, 2021, Diaz won a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. [49] This was the first ever gold medal won by a Filipino athlete since the country's first appearance in the Olympics in 1924. [50] She set new Olympic weightlifting records by lifting 127 kg in the clean and jerk and lifting a total weight of 224 kg. [13] [51]
Obiena was born to track and field athletes Emerson Obiena and Jeanette Uy, a former hurdler [10] both parents of Chinese Filipino heritage on November 17, 1995, in Tondo, Manila. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] Obiena attended Chiang Kai Shek College , a Chinese Filipino school for his secondary education, and later entered the University of Santo Tomas for his ...
Filipino athletes competed in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): [27] [28] Pole vaulter EJ Obiena, who was the first athlete of the Philippines to qualify for the Olympics in 2019, underwent training with Ukrainian coach Vitaly Petrov. Kristina Marie Knott, who trained under Rohsaan Griffin.