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    • Lydia de Vega

    Birth nameLydia de Vega
    Nickname(s)Diay
    Born()December 26,
    Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
    DiedAugust 10, () (aged&#;57)
    Makati, Philippines
    Country&#;Philippines
    SportTrack and field
    Event(s)m, m, m, long jump
    Coached byTatang de Vega
    Claro Pellosis
    Retired

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

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

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    1. ↑"Asia's fastest woman Lydia de Vega passes away at 57". PEP. Retrieved 11 August
    2. ↑"Biography: Lydia DE VEGA-MERCADO ()". International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved