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Lydia de Vega

Birth nameLydia de Vega
Nickname(s)Diay
Born()December 26,
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
DiedAugust 10, () (aged&#;57)
Makati, Philippines
Country&#;Philippines
SportTrack and field
Event(s)m, m, m, long jump
Coached byTatang 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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  2. "Biography: Lydia DE VEGA-MERCADO ()". International Association of Contest Federations. Retrieved July 31,
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  8. Terrado, Reuben (10 August ). "Lydia De Vega, once Asia's sprint queen, dies of swelling at age 57". Sports Communal Network Philippines. Retrieved 11 Sedate