Emerson Obiena

Emerson Obiena is a Filipino pole vaulter and coach. Obiena was silver medalist at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games finishing behind fellow countryman, Edward Lasquete in the pole vault event and at the 1999 Southeast Asian Games.[2] The last medal he won in an international competition was a bronze, which he obtained at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games.[3]

Emerson Obiena
Obiena in 2019
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born (1964-11-04) November 4, 1964[1]
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Pole vaulting
Coached byVitaly Petrov (2014)
Now coachingErnest Obiena
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)4.95m[1]
4.93m (Indoor)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1993 Chiang MaiPole vault
Bronze medal – third place2005 ManilaPole vault

Obiena is a Chinese Filipino, with a Chinese father and a mother with ancestries in Quezon and Samar.[4] He is married to Jeannete Uy, a former hurdler for Centro Escolar University, with whom he had two children: Ernest and Emily, both of whom are pole vaulters.[2]

By 2014, Obiena was serving as the Philippine national coach for pole vaulting.[3] He also serves as his son's coach. In early 2014, for three months, Obiena with his son was given an opportunity to train in Formia, Italy under coach Vitaly Petrov, who also previously coached Sergey Bubka.[5]

References
  1. "Emerson OBIENA". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. Reyes, Marc Anthony (12 February 2017). "Height of brilliance". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. Atencio, Peter (25 May 2014). "Obiena breaks pole vault record". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. Talao, Tito (July 29, 2021). "EJ Obiena looks to rise to the occasion in Tokyo". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
  5. Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
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