Marella Salamat
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| Full name | Marella Vania Salamat | ||||||||||||||||||
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1993/1994 (age 22–23) Muntinlupa, Philippines[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Marella Vania Salamat[2] is a Filipina road cycling racer and former bowler.
Education
As of June 2015, Salamat is attending the University of the East as a sophomore student taking up dentistry.[2]
Career
Salamat is a former bowling athlete who shifted to competitive cycling in 2013. She was scouted by national cycling coach Cesar Lobramonte in 2013 when she was biking with Edward Coo and Orlyn Batistin, her bowling coaches, at the Mall of Asia grounds as part of her her cross training. Lobramonte encouraged her to shift to the sport.[2]
She then won a gold medal at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games at the women's individual time trial event.[2]
At the 2016 World University Cycling Championship, Salamat won a bronze medal at the women's road race event.
References
- ↑ Garcia, Jesus (23 June 2005). "Another PH failure in SEA Games". Sunday Punch. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
...Vigan City born Marella Salamat bagging the gold...
- 1 2 3 4 From the wires (11 June 2015). "Former bowler Marella Salamat is a SEA Games gold medallist, thanks to shift to cycling" (in English and Filipino). Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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