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Hidilyn Diaz

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The Resume

    (February 20, 1991- )
    Born in Zamboanga City, Philippines
    Weightlifter
    Olympic Gold Medalist in the 55 kg division (2021)
    Olympic Silver Medalist in the 53 kg division (2016)
    Won two bronze medals in the 53 kg division at the World Championships (2015, 2017)
    Won one bronze medal in the 55 kg division at the World Championships (2019)
    Won a gold medal in the 53 kg division at the Asian Games (2018)

Why she might be annoying:

    She is one of six children.
    She quit college after a year at the Universidad de Zamboanga to breach her focus on a degree in computer science.
    Her performance at the 2012 Olympics was left unfinished following her three attempts in the clean and jerk.
    It took her three Olympic appearances to win a medal in weightlifting.
    She was given death threats by some people in her country for being linked to an alleged ouster plot matrix (April 2019).

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is devouted to Catholicism.
    She made her Olympic debut as the Philippines' first female weightlifter in competition (2008).
    She was a carrier of the flag of the Philippines during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
    She serves in the Philippine Air Force.
    She snapped the Philippines' 20 year Olympic medal drought by winning a silver medal in the 53 kg competition (August 7, 2016).
    She was declared as her hometown's Hero as she brought home an Olympic Silver Medal from the 2016 Olympics.
    She posted an Olympic record by performing a 127-kilogram lift in the clean and jerk of the 55 kg competition with a total at 224 kg to become the first Filipino athlete to win a gold medal in nearly a century (July 27, 2021).

Credit: Neo NX2004


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 83 Votes: 57.83% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 229 Votes: 53.71% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 162 Votes: 45.68% Annoying