Lydia de Vega

Lydia de Vega
Personal information
Full nameMaria Lydia de Vega
Nickname
Diay
Born(1964-12-26)December 26, 1964
Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines
DiedAugust 10, 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 57)
Makati, Philippines
Spouse
Paul Mercado
(after 1990)
Life partnerJacter Singh
Children3 (with Mercado)
Member of the
Meycauayan Municipal Council
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2004
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Sport
Country Philippines
SportTrack and field
Event(s)
100m, 200m, 400m, long jump
College teamFEU Tamaraws
Coached byFrancisco de Vega
Claro Pellosis
Retired1994
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Asian Athletics Championships 4 3 3
Asian Games 2 1 -
Southeast Asian Games 9 2 -
Total 15 6 3
Women's athletics
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
1982 New Delhi 100m
1986 Seoul 100m
1986 Seoul 200m
Asian Championships
1983 Kuwait City 100m
1983 Kuwait City 200m
1987 Singapore 100m
1987 Singapore 200m
1981 Tokyo 400m
1981 Tokyo 4×400 m
1983 Kuwait City 400m
1979 Tokyo 4×400 m
1981 Tokyo 200m
1985 Jakarta 100m
Southeast Asian Games
1981 Manila 200m
1981 Manila 400m
1983 Singapore 200m
1987 Jakarta 100m
1987 Jakarta 200m
1987 Jakarta Long Jump
1991 Manila 100m
1993 Singapore 100m
1993 Singapore 200m
1983 Singapore 100m
1991 Manila 200m

Maria Lydia de Vega-Mercado (Tagalog: [lɪdiˈjɐ ˈbɛga mɛɾˈkadɔ]; December 26, 1964 – August 10, 2022) was a Filipina athlete who was considered Asia's fastest woman in the 1980s.