Marella Salamat

Marella Vania Salamat[2] (born 24 April 1994) is a Filipina road cycling racer and former bowler.

Marella Salamat
Personal information
Full nameMarella Vania Salamat
Born (1994-04-24) 24 April 1994
Muntinlupa, Philippines[1]
Medal record
Women's road cycling
Representing  Philippines
World University Cycling Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tagaytay Road race
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Individual time trial

Education

Salamat attended the University of the East where she pursued a course on dentistry. She decided to halt her studies on her second year to give more focus on her cycling career. She later resumed her bid to obtain a degree and began taking an online marketing course by the Southville International Colleges.[3]

Career

Salamat is a former bowling athlete who shifted to competitive cycling in 2013. She was scouted by national cycling coach Cesar Lobramonte in 2013 when she was biking with Edward Coo and Orlyn Batistin, her bowling coaches, at the Mall of Asia grounds as part of her cross training. Lobramonte encouraged her to shift to the sport.[2]

She then won a gold medal at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games at the women's individual time trial event.[2]

At the 2016 World University Cycling Championship, Salamat won a bronze medal at the women's road race event.

Salamat placed eighth at the nine-legged 2017 Biwase Cup Tour of Vietnam while in the team classification event she led the Philippines to a seventh-place finish.[3]

Major results
2015
Southeast Asian Games
1st Time trial
8th Road race
2016
3rd Road race, World University Cycling Championship
8th Overall Tour of Thailand
9th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
2017
5th Road race, Southeast Asian Games
6th Overall Tour of Thailand
8th Time trial, Asian Road Championships
2019
Southeast Asian Games
7th Time trial
7th Road race
2022
6th Time trial, Southeast Asian Games

References
  1. Garcia, Jesus (23 June 2005). "Another PH failure in SEA Games". Sunday Punch. Retrieved 22 March 2016. ...Vigan City born Marella Salamat bagging the gold...
  2. From the wires (11 June 2015). "Former bowler Marella Salamat is a SEA Games gold medallist, thanks to shift to cycling" (in English and Filipino). Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  3. David, Jean Russel (24 March 2017). "Salamat races to a new challenge". The Manila Times. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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