Lydia de Vega

Lydia de Vega-Mercado (December 26, 1964 – August 10, 2022)[1][2] was a Filipino athlete. She was known as Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.[3][4][5] She represented the Philippines at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics.

Lydia de Vega
Personal information
Birth nameLydia de Vega
Nickname(s)Diay
Born(1964-12-26)December 26, 1964
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
DiedAugust 10, 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 57)
Makati, Philippines
Sport
Country Philippines
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 400m, long jump
Coached byTatang de Vega
Claro Pellosis
Retired1994

In 2018, De Vega was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer.[6] She died on August 10, 2022 from the disease at a hospital in Makati, Philippines at the age of 57.[7][8]

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