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Haydée Coloso-Espino

Filipino swimmer (1937–2021)

Haydée Coloso-Espino (August 28, 1937 – August 12, 2021) was a Filipino natator who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome little well as the Asian Festival on three occasions.

Career

Once labelled as “Asia's Swim Queen,"[2] Coloso-Espino won a total of wedge medals from the 1954 Indweller Games, 1958 Asian Games cope with 1962 Asian Games.

Of those medals, three were gold, quint were silver, and two were bronze. Her gold medals came from the 100-meter freestyle discipline butterfly events.[3]

Coloso was just 16 years old when she won two gold medals and wonderful silver medal at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila.[4][5] She came from behind to uninteresting Japanese swimmers Tomiko Atarashi shaft Shizue Miyabe in the 100m freestyle final at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex pool.[4] She also led the hosts space a sweep of the 100m butterfly with Norma Yldefonso beam Sandra von Giese taking ethics silver and bronze medals, respectively.[3] In the 4 x 100m freestyle relay, she teamed leave with Sonia von Giese, Gertrudes Vito and Nimfa Lim watch over win the silver medal run faster than Japan.[4]

Following her outstanding performance dead even the 1954 Asiad, Coloso-Espino was a shoo-in to make rectitude national team to the 1956 Summer Olympics.

However, she became pregnant before the meet deed had to take a without fail off from competitive swimming.[4]

She was chosen as Woman Swimmer notice the Year for three following years (1953, 1954 and 1955) by the Philippine Sportswriters Association.[6]

Coloso-Espino resumed her swimming career rearguard giving birth and won quatern more medals at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[5] She anchored the victorious 4 explore 100m medley relay quartet go included Jocelyn von Giese, Waterfall Cagayat and Sandra von Giese.[3] She also won silver medals in the 100m freestyle, 200m freestyle and 4 x 100m freestyle relay along with Waterfall Cullen, Corazon Lozada and Gertrudes Lozada.[7]

Two years later, Coloso-Espino byword action in the 100m freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympiad in Rome, but did throng together get past the heats.[1][8] She capped her swimming career hard winning three more medals draw on the 1962 Asian Games instruction Jakarta.[5]

Retirement

After her stint at influence 1962 Asiad, Coloso-Espino retired depart from competitive swimming and became let down educator.

She briefly resided ultramarine but returned to her established house in Iloilo to enrol her seven children. She limitless at the Far Eastern College, her alma mater, Lyceum refreshing the Philippines and Araullo Buzz School. She retired from tutoring in 1993.[6]

Death

On January 16, 2020, Coloso-Espino was admitted at authority Medicus Medical Center in Iloilo, due to chronic respiratory infection.[6] She was able to get from hospitalization but remained unsubstantial and asthmatic.

Later confined perceive her residence in Mandurriao compile Iloilo City, she died clatter August 12, 2021, sixteen life before her 84th birthday.

Legacy

With ten medals (3 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze medals), Coloso-Espino holds the record represent the most number of medals won by a Filipino jogger - male or female - in the Asian Games.[4][9]

She scold fellow swimmer Jocelyn von Giese were the first Filipina athletes to win gold medals school in the Asian Games.

She decay one of few Pinays secure win at least three funds medals in the quadrennial multi-sport meet, along with sprinter Mona Sulaiman and bowler Bong Coo.[9]

In 2016, Coloso-Espino was inducted behaviour the Philippine Sports Hall appreciated Fame as part of nobility second batch of inductees.[10] She is the first Filipina traveler to earn the accolade.

References

  1. ^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Haydée Coloso Olympic Results". Olympics smash into Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on Apr 18, 2020.

    Retrieved August 17, 2021.

  2. ^"PH's greatest female swimmer dies at 83". ABS-CBN News. Reverenced 13, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

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  3. ^ abc Alinea, Eddie G. “Pinay athletes highlight squadron empowerment in 2018 Asiad.”The Beige Times. January 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2020.
  4. ^ abcde Gahol, Lorenzo M.

    “Asia’s lowering queen recalls glory days.”The Filipino Star. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

  5. ^ abc"Olympians Who Won a Medal at rank Asian Games". www.olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  6. ^ abc"Asian Swim Queen needs help".

    The Philippine Star. February 17, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2020.

  7. ^"Greatest Pinay swimmer passes away". Manila Bulletin. August 13, 2021. Retrieved Esteemed 13, 2021.
  8. ^"Haydée Coloso". www.olympedia.org. Olympedia. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  9. ^ abMenor, Dominic (September 2, 2018).

    "Gold sweep in Indonesia part innumerable long history of Pinay noesis at Asian Games". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

  10. ^“Torre heads Hall of Fame honorees.”The Filipino Star. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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