Emerson Obiena is a Filipino pole vaulter and coach. Obiena was silver medalist at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games finishing behind fellow countryman, Edward Lasquete in the pole vault event and at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games.[2] The last medal he won in an international competition was a bronze, which he obtained at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.[3]
.jpg) Obiena in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Filipino | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 4, 1964[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Pole vaulting | |||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Vitaly Petrov (2014) | |||||||||||||||||
| Now coaching | Ernest Obiena | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 4.95m[1] 4.93m (Indoor)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Obiena is a Chinese Filipino, with a Chinese father and a mother with ancestries in Quezon and Samar.[4] He is married to Jeannete Uy, a former hurdler for Centro Escolar University, with whom he had two children: Ernest and Emily, both of whom are pole vaulters.[2]
By 2014, Obiena was serving as the Philippine national coach for pole vaulting.[3] He also serves as his son's coach.[citation needed] In early 2014, for three months, Obiena with his son was given an opportunity to train in Formia, Italy under coach Vitaly Petrov, who also previously coached Sergey Bubka.[5]
Obiena took part at the 22nd Asia Masters Athletics Championships and won gold in the men's pole vault 55-59 division.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Emerson OBIENA". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b Reyes, Marc Anthony (12 February 2017). "Height of brilliance". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b Atencio, Peter (25 May 2014). "Obiena breaks pole vault record". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Talao, Tito (July 29, 2021). "EJ Obiena looks to rise to the occasion in Tokyo". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ Terrado, Rueben (11 November 2023). "Emerson Obiena back in the spotlight with victory in Asia Masters Athletics". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 11 November 2023.