Hidilyn Diaz
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| Surname: | Hidilyn Diaz Francisco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Society: | Melli Haffari Company Ahvaz SC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth: | February 20, 1991 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Zamboanga City , Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hidilyn Diaz Francisco (born February 20, 1991 in Zamboanga City ) is a Filipino weightlifter .
Youth and job
Hidilyn Diaz is the fifth of six children from Eduardo and Emelita Diaz. She got into weightlifting through her cousin Allen Jayfrus Diaz . She attended the Universidad de Zamboanga and began a bachelor's degree in computer science. However, she dropped out in the third year because she thought her course was unsuitable and she could not concentrate on her training. In January 2017, Diaz received a scholarship to study business administration at De La Salle College of Saint Benilde in Manila .
Sports career
Diaz was registered as a wildcard candidate for the Summer Olympics in Beijing by the Philippine Federation in early 2008 . She was the first female Filipino weightlifter to compete in the Olympics. Previously, only their coach Ramon Solis competed in weightlifting at the Olympic Games for the Philippines . The then 17-year-old Diaz, who competed in the 58 kg class , was able to record 85 kg in the snatch and 107 kg in the push, which resulted in a weight of 192 kg in a duel. With this weight she was able to beat her national record in 2007. Although she finished tenth in a field of twelve athletes, her performance was praised and viewed as promising for her age.
Four years later, Diaz qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics through a qualifying tournament. At the opening ceremony she was chosen to be the flag bearer of the Philippine delegation . In the tear she was able to set a new personal best with 97 kg and was twelfth. Since she could not show a valid attempt in the push, she remained in the lightweight competition without placing.
In preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , she decided to reduce her body weight from 58 kg to less than 53 kg. This decision quickly turned out to be the right one. So she was able to win the gold medal at the Asian Championships in 2015. At the 2015 World Championships, she managed to win bronze medals in pushing, snatching and dueling. With this result she was also qualified for the games in Rio.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , Diaz competed in featherweight up to 53 kg . In her second attempt at snatch, she was able to book 88 kg as a rating and meanwhile took sixth place. In the push she was able to lift 111 kg and 112 kg successfully in the first two attempts and finished the competition in second place. By winning the silver medal, she became the first female medalist in her country.
She returned to her hometown of Zamboanga City on August 8, 2016 and was greeted as the city's heroine.
At the 2018 Asian Games in the Indonesian capital Jakarta , Diaz was able to secure the gold medal with a total weight of 207 kg, ahead of Kristina Şermetowa (206 kg) from Turkmenistan and Surodchana Khambao (201 kg) from Thailand . This win was also the country's first gold medal in weightlifting at the Asian Games.
After winning a silver and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships, Diaz won two bronze medals at the 2019 World Championships . She also won the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in her home country . During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic , she raised donations for poor families in the Philippines through her weightlifting training on online platforms.
military service
Diaz has been part of a Philippine Air Force funding program since 2013 .
Web links
- Hidilyn Diaz in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Roel Pareño: Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz: From homemade barbell to Rio silver. August 9, 2016, accessed May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan: Diaz to pursue college after Rio. August 11, 2016, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Vinia Vivar: Kris tinaob na ni Iza, bagong Horror Queen na! January 13, 2017, accessed May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Diaz accorded a hero's welcome in Zamboanga City. August 12, 2016, accessed May 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Bianca Geli: Olympian Hidilyn Diaz raises COVID-19 funds through online workouts. May 8, 2020, accessed on May 23, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Diaz, Hidilyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Diaz Francisco, Hidilyn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Filipino weightlifter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zamboanga City , Philippines |