Ernest Obiena
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| Full name | Ernest John Obiena | ||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | EJ Obiena | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||
| Born | December 1995 (age 20)[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vaulting | ||||||||||||
| Coached by |
Emerson Obiena Vitaly Petrov (2014) | ||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | 5.47m (2016, NR) | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Ernest John Obiena[2] is a Filipino pole vaulter. He holds the national record in pole vaulting with a record of 5.46 meters which he accomplished in February 17, 2016 at the UAAP Season 78 track and field tournament representing his university, the University of Santo Tomas.[3]
Obiena is the first Filipino that have been given a scholarship from the International Athletic Association Federation (IAAF).
Sporting career
Obiena's father, Emerson serves as his coach, [4] also formerly served as the former Athletics national team member.[5] In early 2014, for three months, Obiena with his father was given an opportunity to train under coach Vitaly Petrov in Formia, Italy who also previously coached Sergey Bubka.[1][4] In July 20, 2014, at the PATAFA weekly relays held at the PhilSports Football and Athletics Stadium, Obiena broke the national record for pole vault by registering 5.01 meters. The previous record was 5.0 meters by Edward Lasquete at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. The junior national record was also broken, since Obiena at that time is 18 years old. The previous record was 4.31 set three years ago.[1]
He later broke his own record several times in 2014 alone (5.05, 5.05, 5.15, 5.20, 5.21). By the time Obiena became ineligible for the national junior record, the record was 5.21 which Obiena set himself.[4]
In the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, Obiena won a silver medal with a leap of 5.25 meters, that time his' personal record.[5] Obiena won a gold medal in the 2016 Philippine National Games Finals in Lingayen, Pangasinan after breaking his new personal record (5.47 meters), despite problems with his broken pole.
References
- 1 2 3 Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Giongco, Nick (23 February 2016). "Obiena places 4th, fails Olympic bid". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Fajardo, John Chester (17 February 2016). "UST Tracksters win medals, set new records in UAAP 78 track and field opener". The Varsitarian.
- 1 2 3 "Obiena breaks SEA PV record, bones up chances for gold at SEA Games (Rev 1)". PinoyAthletics.info. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- 1 2 Terrado, Reuben (January 4, 2016). "EJ Obiena set to complete pole vault training in Poland, looks to qualify for Rio through Doha tilt". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved March 21, 2016.