DIAZ Hidilyn

Philippines
Weightlifting
20 Feb 1991
30
Female
Olympic Scholarship
1.50/4'11''
ZAMBOANGA
 
Philippines
ZAMBOANGA
 
Philippines

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
WLF Weightlifting Women's 55kg 1 Gold Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Tokyo International Forum
Women's 55kg Group A
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocation53kg - Total58kg - Total
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA2nd (200)-
2012London, GBR-(---)
2008Beijing, CHN-10th (192)

World Championships - Part one
YearLocation53kg - Total53kg - Snatch53kg - C&J58kg - Total58kg - Snatch58kg - C&J55kg - Total55kg - Snatch55kg - C&J
2019Pattaya, THA------3rd (214)8th (93)3rd (121)
2018Ashgabat, TKM------9th (203)6th (93)13th (110)
2017Anaheim, CA, USA3rd (199)5th (86)2nd (113)------
2015Houston, TX, USA3rd (213)3rd (96)3rd (117)------
2011Paris, FRA---7th (214)9th (95)7th (119)---

Asian Games
YearLocation53kg - Total
2018Indonesia1st (207)

Asian Championships
YearLocation55kg - Total55kg - Snatch55kg - C&J
2020Tashkent, UZB4th (212)4th (94)4th (118)
2019Ningbo, CHN2nd (209)2nd (94)2nd (115)


Legend
C&J - Clean & Jerk, (---) - no valid result, DSQ - Disqualified
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Haidie (hidilyndiaz.ph, 18 Oct 2017)
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Swimming, cycling. (iwf.net, 12 Feb 2019)
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Athlete, Serves in the Air Force, Student
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Computer Science - University of Zamboanga, Philippines
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English
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Gao Kaiwen [personal], CHN, from 2018; Julius Irvin Naranjo [personal]
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Her cousin Mary Flor Diaz has competed in weightlifting at national level in the Philippines. Her cousin Allen Jayfrus Diaz has coached the sport at regional level. (philstar.com, 12 Jul 2017; bworldonline.com, 19 May 2017)
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She was troubled by a shoulder injury in 2015 and early 2016. (Athlete, 02 Aug 2016)

She suffered a knee injury in 2014 and was forced to miss the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (tokyo2020.org, 24 Nov 2020; Athlete, 02 Aug 2016)
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She began weightlifting at age 11 in Zamboanga, Philippines. (blogs.wsj.com, 24 Jul 2012)
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"My cousins were weightlifters and I saw them lifting. In fact they were not lifting barbells, it was wood that looked like ipil-ipil [lead tree]. I thought, 'What are they doing? It looks like fun', and that's how I started." (rappler.com, 07 Mar 2016; blogs.wsj.com, 24 Jul 2012)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (iwf.net, 10 Feb 2020; philstar.com, 16 Aug 2016)
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Winning a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (iwf.net, 12 Feb 2019)
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Indonesian weightlifter Eko Yuli Irawan. (iwf.net, 12 Feb 2019)
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Coach Antonio Agustin Jr. (Athlete, 02 Aug 2016)
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"If you want to win, you have to work hard for it." (Athlete, 02 Aug 2016)
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She received the Outstanding Young Men [TOYM] Award [presented to both male and female recipients] for 2017 from the Senate of the Philippines. (iwf.net, 14 Mar 2018)

She was named the 2016 Athlete of the Year by the Philippine Sportswriters Association [PSA]. (bworldonline.com, 19 May 2017)

She received a plaque of recognition from the Armed Forces of the Philippines [AFP] in recognition of her silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (gmanetwork.com, 22 Aug 2016)

She was flag bearer for the Philippines at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (olympic.org, 01 Aug 2012)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT PLANS
She plans to retire after the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. "Tokyo 2020 plus one will be my fourth consecutive Olympics and could well be my last, which is why I really want to do my best for my last Olympics with the help of the people behind me. The legacy I want to leave behind is that I chased my goals. Being an athlete doesn't last forever - you don't always win, you don't always lose. In sports, it's not always miracles. Almost all the time, you have to work hard for it." (bworldonline.com, 29 Mar 2021; tv5.espn.com, 20 Dec 2019)

BUSINESS OWNER
In 2017 she opened a weightlifting gym in Zamboanga, Philippines. "My main goal is to help out kids in my hometown and realise their dream in weightlifting. This sport could change their lives and hopefully they could become just like me in the future." (bworldonline.com, 19 May 2017; sunstar.com.ph, 11 May 2017)

TURNING POINT
She feels her 2014 knee injury was a turning point in her career. "It was my breakthrough [as well], because I met a lot of sports science people who opened my mind [about] strength and conditioning. When I competed at 58kg, my food intake was all rubbish junk food. That's when I started to eat healthy. My body dropped [in weight], then my performance improved. When my weight was 56kg, my friend told me that at 53kg I would have more chance of winning the Olympics than at 58. Because there are heavier lifters at 58 that lift better numbers than me. So 53 would be more of an advantage for me." (tokyo2020.org, 24 Nov 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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