Lydia de Vega-Mercado (born December 12, 1964[1]) is a former track and field athlete from the Philippines, was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.[2] As Asia's sprint queen, she ran away with the gold medal in the 100-meter dash in the 1982 New Delhi Asiad[2] and duplicated the feat in the 1986 Seoul Asiad[2] where she was clocked 11.53 seconds. She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad. De Vega now serves as a councilor of her native Meycauayan town in Bulacan province.[2]
References
- ^ Biography: Lydia DE VEGA-MERCADO (). International Association of Athletics Federations. Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
- ^ a b c d Loyzaga, Mumar, Sulaiman, De Vega to be feted by PSA. Manila Bulletin (January 3, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-07-31.
