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Nestor Colonia

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Landag and the surname or paternal family name is Colonia.

Nestor Colonia
Nestor Colonia in 2015
Personal information
Born (1992-02-16) February 16, 1992 (age 32)
Zamboanga City
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportWeightlifting
Coached byGregorio Colonia
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 0 0 1
Asian Championships 1 0 0
Southeast Asian Games 0 0 1
Total 1 0 2
Representing  Philippines
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Houston -56 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Phuket -56 kg
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines -67 kg

Nestor Landag Colonia[1] (born February 16, 1992) is a flyweight weightlifter from the Philippines. He won the 2015 Asian Championships and placed third in the clean and jerk at the 2015 World and 2016 Asian Championships.[2] He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] He is coached by his uncle Gregorio Colonia, who competed at the 1988 Olympics.[3]

Airman 2nd Class Colonia is also part of the Philippine Air Force weightlifting team, together with Hidilyn Diaz.[4]

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nestor Colonia.
  1. ^ "PH weightlifter Nestor Colonia shuts down basher on Facebook". Rappler. Rappler, Inc. August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Nestor COLONIA. the-sports.org
  3. ^ Reuben Terrado (September 21, 2014) Nestor Colonia misses meal, peanut power not enough as he makes early exit from weightlifting competition in Asiad. spin.ph
  4. ^ "TWO PAF BRONZE MEDALISTS IN A WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP PAID A COURTESY CALL TO CG, PAF". Philippine Air Force. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
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