Lydia de Vega

Lydia de Vega

Lydia de Vega-Mercado (born December 12, 1964 [cite web
title =Biography: Lydia DE VEGA-MERCADO ()
publisher =International Association of Athletics Federations
url =http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/athlete%3D63909/index.html
accessdate = 2007-07-31
] ) is a former athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.cite web
title =Loyzaga, Mumar, Sulaiman, De Vega to be feted by PSA
publisher =Manila Bulletin
date =January 3, 2005
url =http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2005/01/03/SPRT2005010325566.html
accessdate = 2007-07-31
] As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad where she was clocked 11.53 seconds.Fact|date=July 2007 She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad.Fact|date=July 2007 De Vega now serves as a councilor of her native Meycauayan town in Bulacan province. Currently, she is the coach of the Singapore track and field team.

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