Mary Joy Tabal

Mary Joy Reyes Tabal (born July 13, 1989) is a Filipino marathon runner. She is the first female Filipino marathon runner to qualify for the Olympics, which she has done by running a time of 2:43:29 in the Scotiabank Ottawa Marathon in 2016.[6] She placed 124th at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Mary Joy Tabal
Mary Joy Tabal at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1989-07-13) July 13, 1989
Barangay Guba, Cebu City, Philippines[1][2]
EducationSouthwestern University
Height149 cm (4 ft 11 in)[3]
Weight45 kg (99 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon
Coached byJohn Philip Dueñas[1][4]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)2:43:31 (2016)[5]
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Southeast Asian Games 1 2 0
Total 1 2 0
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala Lumpurmarathon
2019 Philippinesmarathon
2015 Singaporemarathon

Tabal, a veteran of local and international marathons, has won a silver medal in the women's marathon competition in the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore,[1] and won the women's division title in the National Milo Marathon Finals for four straight years, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. She was recognized as the 2016 Athlete of the Year by the Sportswriters Association of Cebu.[7] Tabal and fellow marathon runner Rafael Poliquit Jr. represented the Philippines in the 2016 Boston Marathon in April 2016. She finished 20th overall in the race.[8]

Career

2016

On July 13, 2016, the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) reinstated Tabal in the national team, a year after she resigned due to conflicts between training and sponsorship agreements with Motorace Racing, Tabal's sponsor,[9] but it was removed from the association's national team in September 2016, days after her Olympics stint.

On December 4, 2016, Tabal won the women's category of the Milo Marathon National Finals in Iloilo and she became the first runner in the marathon's history to complete a four-peat title record by clocking in 2 hours, 47 minutes and 57 seconds.[10]

2017

At the first day of the 29th Southeast Asian Games on August 19, 2017, Tabal gave the country's first gold medal after dominating the 42 km women's marathon event with an official time of 2 hours, 48 minutes and 26 seconds.[11]

References
  1. "After SEA Games victory, Tabal looks to 2016 Olympics". Smart. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  2. "Victory party awaits Mary Joy Tabal". Cebu Daily News. June 3, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  3. Mary Joy Tabal. rio2016.com
  4. Mary Joy Tabal. nbcolympics.com
  5. Mary Joy Tabal at World Athletics
  6. "MILO Marathon Queen Mary Joy Tabal obtains Olympics slot in Ottawa Marathon". Marathon Philippines. May 31, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  7. "Mary Joy Tabal named Cebu's Athlete of the Year". MyCebu.ph. April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  8. "Tabal finishes 20th in Boston Marathon". The Philippine Star. April 20, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  9. "PATAFA reinstates marathoner Mary Joy Tabal". Rappler. June 14, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  10. Rosal, Glendale (December 4, 2016). "Tabal completes 4-peat in Milo Marathon finals". Cebu Daily News. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  11. Chavez, Richel S. (August 19, 2017). "Tabal wins gold for PH". Sun.Star Cebu. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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