Hidilyn Diaz

Hidilyn Francisco Diaz-Naranjo (Tagalog: [haɪdiˈlin ˈdias naˈɾanho]; born February 20, 1991) is a Filipino weightlifter, educator, and airwoman. The first Filipino to win an Olympic gold medal, she holds two Olympic records in weightlifting for her performance at the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In her early weightlifting years, she was a bronze medalist in the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand and achieved 10th place at the 2006 Asian Games in the 53-kilogram class. While she was a student and representing Universidad de Zamboanga, she won two golds and one silver in the Asian Youth/Junior Weightlifting Championship held in Jeonju, South Korea. She competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she was the youngest competitor in the women's 58-kg category. In the 2016 Summer Olympics, Diaz won the silver medal in the women's 53-kg weight division, the first Filipino to win a medal in a non-boxing event since 1936 and ending the Philippines' 20-year Olympic medal drought. At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Diaz became the country's first Olympic gold medalist. She also set Olympic records for the 55 kg division in the clean and jerk at 127 kg and in the total at 224 kg.