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Nationality | Filipino | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | September 28, 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Weightlifting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | –71 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vanessa Palomar Sarno (born September 28, 2003) is a Filipino weightlifter who has competed in the Asian Championships.[1]
Early career and education
Sarno was born on September 28, 2003[2] and is the second of four children. Her parents work as fishers for their family's livelihood.[3] Sarno took up weightlifting after she joined her cousins train in a gymnasium in their home province of Bohol. She then developed a hobby of lifting barbells.[4] She was also influenced to take up the sport at 9 years old by her father, who also competed as a powerlifter in his youth. She also attended the Bohol Institute of Technology in Tagbilaran for her secondary education.[5]
At a young age, she joined the Philippine Sports Commission-organized 2014 Batang Pinoy which was hosted in Bacolod, where she won a gold medal in the -32kg category.[4]
Career
Sarno went on to represent the Philippines in international competitions, joining weightlifting competitions in Indonesia in 2015, and in Thailand in 2018.[5] At the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Championships in North Korea, she clinched two golds (overall and snatch) and one silver (clean and jerk) in the 71-kg division.[6] She also joined the 2020 IWF Online World Youth Championship hosted by Peru where she won three gold medals (snatch, clean and jerk, and overall) in the 71-kg division.[7]
At the 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, which was delayed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarno clinched the gold medal in the -71kg category, and also won two small medals; a gold for the clean and jerk and a silver for the snatch. After the tournament, she has been touted by local sports officials as a "successor" of Olympian Hidilyn Diaz and is seen as one of the Filipino contenders to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[8] Although the national weightlifting federation, the Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas, began lobbying for Sarno's entry to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a wild card.[3][9]
At the 2023 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in India, Sarno clinched three gold medals despite being ill a few days prior competing.[10]
Major results
Year | Venue | Weight | Snatch (kg) | Clean & Jerk (kg) | Total | Rank | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | Rank | |||||
World Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 95 | 101 | 103 | 5 | 128 | 4 | 231 | 5 | ||
2022 | Bogotá, Colombia | 71 kg | 90 | 96 | 99 | 16 | 125 | 10 | 224 | 13 | ||
Asian Championships | ||||||||||||
2021 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 71 kg | 93 | 97 | 101 | 120 | 124 | 128 | 229 | |||
2023 | Jinju, South Korea | 71 kg | 100 | 105 | 107 | 126 | 132 | 239 |
References
- ↑ Navarro, June (April 23, 2021). "Sarno, double regional champ, tagged as Diaz' heir apparent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ "Athletes - Vanessa Sarno". International Weightlifting Federation. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- 1 2 "NSA working on Sarno wild card in Tokyo Olympics". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 26, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- 1 2 Yumol, David Tristan (May 8, 2021). "Vanessa Sarno relishes gains from 'first love'". CNN Philippines. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- 1 2 "Boholana wins 2 golds, 1 silver in Asian weightlifting tilt". The Bohol Chronicle. October 31, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Lozada, Bong (October 25, 2019). "PH's Vanessa Sarno plucks 2 golds, silver at Asian junior weightlifting tilt". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Navarro, June (November 18, 2020). "Rising early, Sarno grabs three gold medals". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Navarro, June (April 23, 2021). "Sarno, double regional champ, tagged as Diaz' heir apparent". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ↑ Naredo, Camille (April 27, 2021). "PH weightlifting chief hopes for Olympic wild card for Vanessa Sarno". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ https://sports.inquirer.net/522068/vanessa-sarno-wins-three-golds-in-asian-youth-weightlifting-tilt-despite-recent-illness