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Lydia de Vega

1964 - 2022

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Maria Lydia de Vega-Mercado (Tagalog: [lɪdiˈjɐ dɛ ˈbɛga mɛɾˈkadɔ]; December 26, 1964 – August 10, 2022) was a Filipina athlete who was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lydia de Vega is the 4,328th most popular athlete (down from 3,876th in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Philippines (down from 124th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Filipino Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Lydia de Vega ranks 4,328 out of 6,025. Before her are Bouchra Ghezielle, Tania Cagnotto, Ivan Tcherezov, Anna Magnusson, Kuo Hsing-chun, and Fabien Claude. After her are Mubarak Hassan Shami, Britta Oppelt, Ehsan Haddadi, Ilya Bryzgalov, Anouk Vetter, and Anita Márton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Lydia de Vega ranks 929. Before her are Sergio Escudero, Phil Housley, Antonio McKay, Lillie Leatherwood, Rose Troche, and Ralph Garman. After her are Ashutosh Gowariker, Joan Higginbotham, Yvonne Murray, Paul Gonzales, Neil Eckersley, and Frank Rutherford. Among people deceased in 2022, Lydia de Vega ranks 701. Before her are Alexandros Nikolaidis, Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık, Justice Christopher, Florin Zalomir, Ademola Okulaja, and Antonín Hájek. After her are Jackie Walorski, Vladimir Zhoga, Andrew Symonds, Maxi Rolón, Grant Wahl, and Takuya Miyamoto.

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In Philippines

Among people born in Philippines, Lydia de Vega ranks 128 out of 155. Before her are Nonito Donaire (1982), Leopoldo Serantes (1962), Judy Ann Santos (1978), Madam Auring (1940), EJ Obiena (1995), and Wesley So (1993). After her are Hidilyn Diaz (1991), Satine Phoenix (1980), Manny Jacinto (1987), Carlos Yulo (2000), Enrique Gil (1992), and Tim Tebow (1987).

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Among ATHLETES In Philippines

Among athletes born in Philippines, Lydia de Vega ranks 5. Before her are Efren Reyes (1954), José Villanueva (1913), Miguel White (1909), and EJ Obiena (1995). After her are Hidilyn Diaz (1991), Roel Velasco (1969), Iván González (null), Wang Zheng (null), Yuka Saso (2001), Shane O'Neill (null), and Kiyomi Watanabe (1996).

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