In 2020 the winged Swede set world records of 617m and then 618m indoors followed by his history-making outdoor best of 615m. He has athleticism coursing through his veins as the son of former national pole vaulter Emerson Obiena who represented the Philippines in the 1995 and 2005 SEA Games and Centro Escolar University hurdling student-athlete Jeanette Obiena.

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The former UST trackster won a gold medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian SEA Games held in the Philippines after clearing 545 meters breaking the record set by Thailands Porranot Purahong during the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Ej obiena sea games. Ernest John Uy Obiena born November 17 1995 is a Filipino pole vaulterBefore breaking the Asian Athletics Championships record he held the Philippine national record in pole vaulting with a record of 555 meters which he accomplished on April 29 2016 at the 78th Singapore Open Championships in Kallang Singapore. EJ Obiena Falls Short In Pole Vault Finals Tokyo Olympics. The Asian Championships in Qatar the SEA Games in the Philippines and the Summer Universiade in Italy.
EJ Obiena takes to the New Clark City turf in Tarlac on Saturday afternoon eyeing a gold medal in pole vault an event in which is the clear favorite. If EJ Obiena does want to get the party started this summer in the Philippines with gold in Tokyo then hell probably have to jump higher than miracle man Mondo Duplantis. Obiena is expected to be due in Tokyo in time for the start of the Games on July 23 and will compete on July 31.
EJ Obiena seizes golden SEA Games pole vault record. Kirill Kudryavtsev AFPfile MANILA Philippines--After knowing only disappointment in the past two Southeast Asian Games Ernest John Obiena is ready for his overdue coronation. So he was easily the kids role model.
Emerson bagged a silver at the 1995 Southeast Asian SEA Games in Chiang Mai and a bronze at the 2005 edition in Manila. Despite clearing 555 meters and 570 meters on his first two attempts Obiena was unable. EJ is doing okay said his mother Jeannete Obiena an IAAF Level 1 Coaches Education Course Lecturer.
The flag-bearers will join six Philippine sports officials in the parade namely Olympic CDM Mariano Araneta Lani Velasco swimming Dave Carter judo Daniel Bautista. But EJ was a hurdler before concentrating on pole vault. EJ Obiena on Mondo Duplantis.
NEW CLARK CITYPole-vaulter EJ Obiena won the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games here in Capas town Tarlac on Saturday. Obiena did not disappoint his countrymen who showed up at the Athletics Stadium as the Filipino phenom cleared. This year his 601 in Dusseldorf kicked off January 2021.
Obiena is one of the gold medal hopefuls for the Philippines in the 30th SEA Games and with good reason. Obienas most heartbreaking moment came in the 2017 SEA Games. The mark was a new Philippine Indoor and Outdoor Record New SEA Record Personal Best and improved EJ Olympic qualification time of.
Watanabe meanwhile is already based in Japan. He is looking forward to the SEA Games. Ernest John Obiena crashed out of the battle for an Olympic podium finish as he was unsuccessful in clearing the 580 meter mark in the mens pole vault finals Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium.
Track and field is in EJs blood. Father and son national athletes. Emerson Obiena was 47 and EJ was 16 when this photo was taken in 2011.
He won silver in the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore while he placed 3rd in the 2017 Asian Championships in India. EJ Obiena bagged the mens pole vault GOLD MEDAL after clearing the SEA Games-record 545mSamaSamaSaSEAGames SEAGames2019 WeWinAsOneCheck out more of ESP. Obienas SEA Games gold was a breakthrough mint for the family of pole vaulters as his father Emerson Obiena only mustered runner-up finishes in the 1993 Singapore SEA Games and 1999 Brunei Games.
EJ Obiena who has been doing wonders in different competitions since he recovered from an ACL injury hopes to win a medal in the SEA Games. In 2019 he won three gold medals in just one year. Philippine athletics star EJ Obiena completes a comeback from injury with a record-breaking leap for his first SEA Games gold.
The University of Santo Tomas athletics standout is the first Filipino athlete to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Games after passing the Olympic standard with a leap of 581-meters in an event in Italy in early September. Under Petrov Obiena has improved by leaps and bounds and hopes to win a medal in the coming biennial games where athletics has been a goldmine for the country. Philippine athletics star EJ Obiena continues to prove hes one of the worlds best pole vaulters.
He later broke the Asian Athletics Championships record with 571 meters on. 25-year-old Ernest John Obiena cleared 586m at the Orlen Cup in Lodz Poland on February 12 2021. After the SEA Games Obiena went to Italy for the Olympic qualifiers and has been training in the country.
This can be described as a defining moment in both Philippines Sports and a turning point in his athletic career. EJ Obiena who has been doing wonders in different competitions since he recovered from an ACL injury hopes to win a medal in the SEA Games. Aside from bagging a medal in the Tokyo Olympics EJ is aiming to beat the 5.
E J Obiena sets New Phi Record 586m.

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