Vanessa Sarno

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Vanessa Sarno
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (2003-09-28) September 28, 2003 (age 18)
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–71 kg
Medal record
Representing the  Philippines
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tashkent –71 kg

Vanessa Sarno is a Filipino weightlifter who has competed in the Asian Championships.[1]

Early career and education[]

Vanessa Sarno born on September 28, 2003[2] and was the second of four children. Her parents works as fishers for their family's livelihood.[3] Sarno took up weightlifting after she joined her cousins train in a gymnasium in their home province of Bohol. She then developed a hobby of lifting barbells.[4] She was also influenced to took up the sport at 9 years old by her father, who also competed as a powerlifter in his youth. She also attended the Bohol Institute of Technology in Tagbilaran for her secondary education.[5]

At a young age, she joined the Philippine Sports Commission-organized 2014 Batang Pinoy which was hosted in Bacolod, where she won a gold medal in the -32kg category.[4]

Career[]

Sarno went on to represent the Philippines in international competitions, joining weightlifting competitions in Indonesia in 2015, and in Thailand in 2018.[5] At the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in North Korea, she clinched two golds (overall and snatch) and one silver (clean and jerk) in the 71-kg division.[6] She also joined the 2020 IWF Online World Youth Championship hosted by Peru where she won three gold medals (snatch, clean and jerk, and overall) in the 71-kg division.[7]

At the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarno clinched the gold medal in the -71kg category, and also won two small medals; a gold for the clean and jerk and a silver for the snatch. After the tournament, she has been touted by local sports officials as a "successor" of Olympian Hidilyn Diaz and is seen as one of the Filipino contenders to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8] Although the national weightlifting federation, the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas, began lobbying for Sarno's entry to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a wild card.[3][9]

Major results[]

Year Venue Weight Snatch (kg) Clean & Jerk (kg) Total Rank
1 2 3 Rank 1 2 3 Rank
World Championships
2021 Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan 71 kg 95 101 103 5 128 131 131 4 231 5

References[]

  1. ^ Navarro, June (April 23, 2021). "Sarno, double regional champ, tagged as Diaz' heir apparent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletes - Vanessa Sarno". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "NSA working on Sarno wild card in Tokyo Olympics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 26, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Yumol, David Tristan (May 8, 2021). "Vanessa Sarno relishes gains from 'first love'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Boholana wins 2 golds, 1 silver in Asian weightlifting tilt". The Bohol Chronicle. October 31, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  6. ^ Lozada, Bong (October 25, 2019). "PH's Vanessa Sarno plucks 2 golds, silver at Asian junior weightlifting tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  7. ^ Navarro, June (November 18, 2020). "Rising early, Sarno grabs three gold medals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Navarro, June (April 23, 2021). "Sarno, double regional champ, tagged as Diaz' heir apparent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  9. ^ Naredo, Camille (April 27, 2021). "PH weightlifting chief hopes for Olympic wild card for Vanessa Sarno". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 13, 2021.


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