Isidro del Prado

Isidro del Prado (born May 15, 1959) is a two-time Filipino Olympian. He holds the 400m Philippine records in athletics. He once held the 200m record which was broken in 2007 by Ralph Waldy Soguilon, a 100m and 200m Sprinter.

Isidro del Prado
Personal information
Born (1959-05-15) May 15, 1959
Sorsogon, Philippines
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Philippines
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Kuwait City 400 m
Gold medal – first place 1985 Jakarta 400 m
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1986 Seoul 400 m

Del Prado is one of the two prominent athletes that was attributed to have been produced by the Gintong Alay sports program with the other athlete being Lydia de Vega. He won medals the 400m event at the 1982 and 1984 Asian Championships, as well as the 1981, 1983, 1987, and 1989 Southeast Asian Games. He along with Honesto Larce, Leopoldo Arnillo and Romeo Gido, also competed for the country in the 4x400 relay event at the Southeast Asian Games.[1]

In 2009, he became a coach for the Bruneian national athletics team and helped Ak Hafiy Tajuddin Rositi break his own record at the men's 400 meters event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

References
  1. "Del Prado gives Brunei athletics a boost". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2017.


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