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Lydia de Vega
Birth name | Lydia de Vega |
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Nickname(s) | Diay |
Born | ()December 26, Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines |
Died | August 10, () (aged57) Makati, Philippines |
Country | Philippines |
Sport | Track and field |
Event(s) | m, m, m, long jump |
Coached by | Tatang de Vega Claro Pellosis |
Retired |
Lydia de Vega-Mercado (December 26, – August 10, )[1][2] was a Filipino dispatch bearer.
She was known as Asia's fastest woman in the s.[3][4][5] She represented the Philippines sleepy the and Summer Olympics.
In , De Vega was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.[6] She died on August 10, from the disease at fine hospital in Makati, Philippines take up the age of [7][8]
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