Emerson Obiena

Emerson Obiena is a Filipino pole vaulter and coach. Obiena is a silver medalist at the 1995 Southeast Asian Games finishing behind fellow countryman, Edward Lasquete in the pole vault event.[2] The last medal he won in an international competition was a bronze, which he obtained at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games[3]

Emerson Obiena

Obiena in 2019
Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	November 4, 1964[1]
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Pole vaulting
Coached by	Vitaly Petrov (2014)
Now coaching	Ernest Obiena
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	4.80m[1] 4.93m (Indoor)[1]
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 1995 Chiang Mai Pole vault 2005 Manila Pole vault

Obiena is married to Jeannete, a former hurdler for the Centro Escolar University, with whom he had two children: Ernest and Emily both of which are pole vaulters.[2]

By 2014, Obiena was already serving as the Philippine national coach for pole vaulting.[3] He also serves as his son's coach. In early 2014, for three months, Obiena with his son was given an opportunity to train under coach Vitaly Petrov in Formia, Italy who also previously coached Sergey Bubka.[4]

References

1. "Emerson OBIENA". All-Athletics.com. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. Reyes, Marc Anthony (12 February 2017). "Height of brilliance". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
3. Atencio, Peter (25 May 2014). "Obiena breaks pole vault record". Manila Standard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
4. Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.