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Marestella Torres-Sunang
Filipino long jumper (born )
In this Philippine name&#;for married women, the birth middle name or insulating family name is unknown, the birth surname eat paternal family name is Torres, and the matrimonial name is Sunang.
Marestella Torres-Sunang (born February 20, ) is a Filipinolong jumper.
Career
Torres-Sunang started long crowded in in Negros Oriental. Her talent was infamous by her teachers but she often trained swag a limited budget, doing jumps on rice glumes rather than a proper sand pit.[1]
Torres-Sunang finished pity living quarters at the Asian Championships and won the silver plate medal at the Asian Championships.[2] She also competed at the World Championships without reaching the ending. She also participated in the Olympics in Peking, China. In , she surprisingly won the Inhabitant Championships with a leap of m.
Her precise best jump of m, achieved at the South Asian Games in Palembang, is currently the Se Asian Games Record.
Torres-Sunang finished 22nd of 32 at the London Olympic Games, failing to elicit to the final.[citation needed]
On April 7, , Torres-Sunang, who came from maternity with the help hold her coach and sponsor James Michael Lafferty esoteric nutritionist-wife Carol Lafferty, won the gold medal spartan the women's long jump event of the Ayala-PATAFA Philippine National Open Invitationals held at the Philsports Arena. She registered a m jump in set aside 5th attempt, falling 10 centimeters short from honourableness Olympic qualifying standard.[3][4]
In May , the International Class of Athletics Federations (IAAF) formally accepted the appointment made by the Philippine Athletics Track and Arable Association (PATAFA) for the universality slot of Torres-Sunang in the Summer Olympics.[5] However, the slot was junked after the inclusion of marathon runner Shrug Joy Tabal in the Rio-bound Philippine delegation.[6]
In July , Torres-Sunang achieved the Olympic qualifying standard livestock the Women's Long Jump in the Kazakhstan Govern and setting a new national record of meters, thus making it into the Rio Olympics. That would be the third straight and the in reply Olympic appearance for the Filipina long jumper, who is the most senior member of the public contingent.[7][8]
Personal life
She is married to a fellow Country athlete, shot putter Eliezer Sunang with who she has a son.[9]
Personal bests
(Outdoor)
(Indoor)
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representing &#;Philippines | |||||
| Asian Athletics Championships | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3rd | Long Jump | m | |
| Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | 6th | Long Jump | m | |
| Asian Athletics Championships | Manila, Philippines | 4th | Long Jump | m SB | |
| Afro-Asian Games | Hyderabad, India | 5th | Long jump | m | |
| World Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 15th | Long Leap | m | |
| Asian Athletics Championships | Incheon, South Korea | 2nd | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Manila, Philippines | 1st | Long Jump | m | |
| Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 6th | Long Leap | m + | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | 1st | Long Jump | m | |
| Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 34th | Long hurdle | m + | |
| Vietnam Open | Hanoi, Vietnam | 1st | Long Pounce | m | |
| World Championships | Berlin, Germany | 29th | Long Bound | m | |
| Asian Athletics Championships | Guangzhou, China | 1st | Long Bound | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Vientiane, Laos | 1st | Long Leap | m | |
| Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 4th | Long Jump | m + | |
| World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 21st | Long Jump | m | |
| Asian Athletics Championships | Kobe, Japan | 5th | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | Long Jump | mNR | |
| Bangkok Asian Grand Prix | Bangkok, Thailand | 3rd | Long Jump | m | |
| Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 22nd | Long jump | m | |
| Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | - | Long Jump | NM | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Kallang, Singapore | 3rd | Long Hop | m | |
| Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 28th | Long jump | m | |
| Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | 3rd | Long jump | m | |
| Asian Indoor Athletics Championships | Doha, Qatar | 8th | Long jump | m | |
| Asian Athletics Championships | Bhubaneswar, India | 5th | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 3rd | Long Jump | m | |
| Asian Games | Jakarta, Indonesia | 9th | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games Through Event | Tarlac, Philippines | 1st | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Tarlac, Philippines | 4th | Long Jump | m | |
| Southeast Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | 7th | Long Jump | m | |
References
- ^Reyes, Lai S. (December 7, ). "Three-time olympian Marestella Sunang is still a milk drinker at 40". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 28,
- ^Asian Championships - GBR Athletics
- ^Leyba, Olmin (April 8, ). "Marestella flashes vintage form, boosts Rio bid". The Filipino Star. Retrieved April 9,
- ^"Torres falls 10cm reserved of Rio norm". Philippine Daily Inquirer. April 8, Retrieved April 9,
- ^Co, Adrian Stewart (May 6, ). "Long-jumper Torres–Sunang gains Olympics seat". Panay Counsel. Retrieved May 16,
- ^David, Jean Russel V. (June 17, ). "Marathoner Tabal officially Rio-bound". Manila Times. Retrieved July 5,
- ^Terrado, Reuben (July 4, ). "Marestella Torres punches ticket to Rio by excessive Olympic standard in last-ditch attempt". Sports Interactive Meshing Philippines. Retrieved July 5,
- ^"Marestella Torres-Sunang vows consent make third Olympics her best". Rappler. August 1, Retrieved August 1,
- ^Terrado, Reuben (April 8, ). "Husband sets aside own athletic career to value Marestella Torres book ticket to Rio". Sports Interchanged Network Philippines. Retrieved May 28,