Hidilyn Diaz

Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo OLY (Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdɪas naˈɾanho]; born February 20, 1991) is a Filipino weightlifter and airwoman. She holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Hidilyn Diaz
OLY
Diaz in 2021
Personal information
Birth nameHidilyn Francisco Diaz
NicknameHidi
NationalityFilipino
Born (1991-02-20) February 20, 1991
Zamboanga City, Philippines
Alma materDe La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (BBA)
Height1.50 m (4 ft 11 in)
Weight58.65 kg (129 lb)
Spouse
(m. 2022)
Military career
Allegiance Philippines
Service/branch Philippine Air Force
Years of service2013–present
Rank Second Lieutenant
UnitAir Force Special Service Group, PAF Personnel Management Center, 710th Special Operations Wing, Philippine Air Force Civil-Military Operations Group
Awards Military Merit Medal
Presidential Citation Unit Badge
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportWeightlifting
Event(s)–59 kg, –55 kg
ClubZamboanga
Coached byGao Kaiwen (Weightlifting Coach)
Julius Naranjo (Weightlifting/Strength and Conditioning Coach) Catalino Diaz (First Coach)
Antonio Agustin Jr. (Former Coach)
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • Snatch: 102 kg (2013, NR)
  • Clean & Jerk: 127 kg (2021, OR)
  • Total: 224 kg (2021, OR)
Medal record
Representing the  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Olympics 1 1 0
World Championships 1 0 3
Asian Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 1 1 1
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games 0 1 0
Southeast Asian Games 2 2 1
Total 6 5 5
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo–55 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro–53 kg
World Championships
2022 Bogotá–55 kg
2015 Houston–53 kg
2017 Anaheim–53 kg
2019 Pattaya–55 kg
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang–53 kg
Asian Championships
2015 Phuket–53 kg
2019 Ningbo–55 kg
2016 Tashkent–53 kg
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
2017 Ashgabat–53 kg
Southeast Asian Games
2019 Philippines–55 kg
2021 Vietnam–55 kg
2011 Jakarta-Palembang–58 kg
2013 Naypyidaw–58 kg
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima–58 kg

In her early weightlifting years, she was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at the 2006 Asian Games in the 53-kilogram class. While she was a student and representing Universidad de Zamboanga, she won two golds and one silver in the Asian Youth/Junior Weightlifting Championship held in Jeonju, South Korea. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she was the youngest competitor in the women's 58-kg category.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Diaz won the silver medal in the women's 53-kg weight division, the first Filipino to win a medal in a non-boxing event since 1936 and ending the Philippines' 20-year Olympic medal drought.

On July 26, 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting, Diaz won the first ever gold medal for the Philippines, becoming the first Filipino to ever win an Olympic gold medal for the country. She also set Olympic records for the 55 kg division in the clean and jerk at 127 kg and in the total at 224 kg.

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