Hidilyn Diaz is the woman who ended the country’s 20-year Olympic medal drought, by winning a silver

medal in the women’s 53-kg weight division. She has also previously competed in various weightlifting
competitions, as she has won a bronze medal in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and two golds and one
silver in Asian Youth/Junior Weightlifting Championship in South Korea.

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Hidilyn Francisco Diaz[2][3] (born 20 February 1991[4]) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She
competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics where she was the youngest competitor in the women's 58-kg
category.[5] She was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at
the 2006 Asian Games in the 53-kilogram class. And while a student of the Universidad de
Zamboanga representing her university, she won two golds and one silver in the Asian Youth/Junior
Weightlifting Championship held in Jeonju, South Korea.[6][7][8]

Hidilyn Diaz

Diaz with her Olympic silver medal in 2016

Personal informationNationalityFilipinoBorn20 February 1991 (age 27)

Zamboanga City, PhilippinesHeight1.49 m (4 ft 11 in)Weight53 kg (117 lb)Military

careerAllegiance PhilippinesService/branch Philippine Air ForceYears of service2013–
presentRank Sergeant[1]UnitAir Force Special Service Group, PAF Personnel Management Center, 710th
Special Operations WingAwardsMilitary Merit Medal

Presidential Citation Unit BadgeSportSportWeightliftingCoached byAntonio Agustin Jr

Alfonsito Aldanete
Allen Jayfrus DiazAchievements and titlesPersonal best(s)223 kg

Medal record

Representing the PhilippinesEvent1st2nd3rdOlympic Games010World Championships002Asian

Games100Asian Championships101Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games010Southeast Asian
Games021Total244Olympic Games2016 Rio de Janeiro–53 kgWorld Championships2015 Houston–53
kg2017 Anaheim–53 kgAsian Games2018 Jakarta–Palembang–53 kgAsian Championships2015 Phuket–
53 kg2016 Tashkent–53 kgAsian Indoor and Martial Arts Games2017 Ashgabat–53 kgSoutheast Asian
Games2011 Jakarta–58 kg2013 Naypyidaw–58 kg2007 Nakhon Ratchasima–58 kg

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Diaz won the silver medal in the women's 53-kg weight division, ending
the Philippines' 20-year Olympic medal drought. She is also the first Filipino woman to win an Olympic
medal of any color.

Early life and education

Competitive career

Military career

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