Tuesday, June 04, 2024

Philippines: Hidilyn F. Diaz - First Filipino Olympic Gold Medalist - Olympic Games Tokyo, 2020

Hidilyn "Hidi" Francisco Diaz-Naranjo, born February 20, 1991, is a Filipino weightlifter. On July 26, 2021, at the 2020 Summer Olympics for the women's 55 kg category for weightlifting, Diaz won the first ever gold medal for the Philippines, becoming the first Filipino to ever win an Olympic gold medal for the country. PHLPost horored this with the issue of a set of 10 different stamps. Some of them are shown on the covers below. 

Stamps:

Hidilyn F. Diaz - First Filipino Olympic Gold Medalist - Olympic Games Tokyo, 2020 (from a set of 10) - Issued: 18-09-2021


Hidilyn F. Diaz - First Filipino Olympic Gold Medalist - Olympic Games Tokyo, 2020 (from a set of 10) - Issued: 18-09-2021
3x Different Greetings from Philippine Dialects (from a set of 11) - Issued: 00-08-2023   

 

Many thanks to Danny and Vanessa!



 

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