Josephine de la Viña
 De la Viña at the 1974 Asian Games | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 15, 1946 Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippine Commonwealth[note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Died | November 4, 2011 (aged 65) Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Discus throw | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 54.71 m (1971)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Josephine de la Viña (April 15, 1946 – November 4, 2011) was a discus thrower from the Philippines who won a gold medal at the 1966 Asian Games, placing third in 1962. She competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished 13th–18th.[1] She withdrew from the 1974 Asian Games to visit her father, who suddenly fell ill in the United States.[2]
Notes
- ^ De la Viña was born in the part of Santa Barabara that is now part of New Lucena[1]
References
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- ^ a b c Josephine de la Viña. sports-reference.com
- ^ 1974 Asian Games. takhtejamshidcup.com
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