Emerson Obiena

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Emerson Obiena
Emerson Obiena - 2019 (cropped).jpg
Obiena in 2019
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1964-11-04) November 4, 1964 (age 56)[1]
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vaulting
Coached byVitaly Petrov (2014)
Now coachingErnest Obiena
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)4.80m[1]
4.93m (Indoor)[1]
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Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Pole vault
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Manila Pole vault

Emerson Obiena is a Filipino pole vaulter and coach. Obiena is a silver medalist at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games finishing behind fellow countryman, Edward Lasquete in the pole vault event.[2] The last medal he won in an international competition was a bronze, which he obtained at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

Obiena is married to Jeannete, a former hurdler for the Centro Escolar University, with whom he had two children: Ernest and Emily both of which are pole vaulters.[2]

By 2014, Obiena was already 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 under coach Vitaly Petrov in Formia, Italy who also previously coached Sergey Bubka.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Emerson OBIENA". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Reyes, Marc Anthony (12 February 2017). "Height of brilliance". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Atencio, Peter (25 May 2014). "Obiena breaks pole vault record". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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