MANILA — Pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena has officially become the first Filipino to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics following his performance in a tournament in Italy. Obiena cleared 5.81 meters in the Men’s Pole Vault competition of Salto Con L’asta In Piazza Chiari 2019, surpassing the the 5.80-meter…
MANILA — The Philippines bagged its second gold medal in the Summer Universiade after Ernest John Obiena topped the men’s pole vault event in the 30th edition of the Games in Napoli, Italy recently. The 23-year-old Obiena, a product of Chiang Kai Shek College and the University of Santo Tomas, and…
MANILA, Philippines—Ernest John Obiena reaped another gold medal after ruling the pole vault event at the Citta Padova Atletica Mondiale in Padua, Italy. The 23-year-old cleared 5.55 meters for the gold, beating out Greece’s Theodo Chrysanthopoulos of Greece (5.3 meters) and Argentina’s German Chiaraviglio (5.3 meters) last Tuesday. This was…
MANILA, Philippines – Ernest John Obiena ruled the pole vault at the 2019 Universiade to set a new Philippine record in Napoli Friday night, July 12 (Saturday morning, July 13, Philippine time). Obiena jumped 5.76 meters, surpassing the previous national mark of 5.71 that he also set in the Asian Athletics…
Ernest John Obiena ruled the Piazza International Pole Vault Meeting last Saturday in Prato dela Valle, Italy. The 23-year-old Obiena cleared 5.5 meters on one of his attempts to claim his second gold medal since winning the Asian Championship last April. Last April, Obiena cleared 5.71 meters to win the gold…
There’s a pressing need for pole vaulter Ernest John Obiena to push himself more, because just last week, he wound up 10th in the Poland Open and lost his duel with Thai arch nemesis Patsapong Amsam-Ang, the Asian Games bronze medalist and silver-medal winner in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games.…
Ernest John Obiena failed to clear 5.5 meters in all his three tries to bomb out of a podium finish in men’s pole vault. Seito Yamamoto booked the best numbers in pole vault with 5.60 meters. Obiena’s 5.3 meters, which he did in one try, was all that he could…
Comebacking Ernest John Obiena continued his road to recovery after breaking the Southeast Asian Games record twice in three days. First, the 22-year-old Obiena cleared a height of 5.40 meters in the men’s pole vault event of the Golden Spike of Ostrava, Czech Republic and Germany last week. His performance…
KUALA LUMPUR—Ernest John Obiena is set to compete in pole vault on Thursday despite fears that he injured his left ACL last week during training in Manila. This was confirmed by athletics chief Philip Ella Juico, who said Obiena will fly here in the morning just in time for the…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Cheers of victory turned to fears of a debacle when athletics chief Philip Ella Juico broke the news that gold medal potential Ernest John Obiena hurt his left knee in training in Manila on the eve of his departure for the Southeast Asian Games. The other…
