Maria Claire Evert Alecha Adorna-Castel (born July 13, 1993)[1] is a professional Filipina triathlete and swimmer. She is the head coach of One Percent Coaching
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| Birth name | Maria Claire Evert Alecha Adorna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Claire Berry | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | July 13, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 50 kg (110 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Sergio Santos (2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Education
editAdorna attended the University of the Philippines Diliman for her college studies.[2]
Collegiate career
editAt the 2010 CHED National Games, Adorna won seven gold medals for her regional team, National Capital Region as a swimming competitor. She won the events of women's 400m Individual medley, 50m freestyle, 100m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 50m backstroke and 4x50-meter relay events.[2]
International career
editAdorna's first international competition was the 2014 New Taipei ASTC Triathlon Asian Cup which took place at the New Taipei Breeze Canal on June 14, 2014. She trained under Portuguese Sergio Santos for a month before the tournament. She finished third behind champion, Hoi Long from Macau and Choi Yan Yin from Hong Kong.[3]
At the ULAH Tri United 1 at Dungaree Beach in Subic Bay Freeport held on March 1, 2015, Adorna finished second behind Australian Mitch Robins.[4]
Adorna won the gold at the triathlon event at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games behind fellow Filipina Kim Mangrobang on June 6, winning the first gold medal for her country of that year's Games.[5]
Adorna, part of the Philippine triathlon team has decided to skip the 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships due to the ongoing recovery process from her left knee injury.[citation needed]
She was among the two athletes that represented the Philippines at the 2019 World Beach Games.[6] Adorna competed in aquathlon where she finished 25th out of 28 competitors.[7]
Awards
editAdorna received the national 2013 Swimmer of the Year, as well as the women's elite 2014 Triathlete of the Year award at the 2014 SwimBikeRun Awards.[1][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "(Triathlon) Biography Overview : ADORNA, Ma. Claire". 29th SEA Games 2015. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Adorna na-sweep ang 7 ginto" (in Filipino). The Philippine Star. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Isko, Kots (24 June 2014). "Maria Claire Adorna wins bronze at New Taipei Triathlon Asian Cup". Pinoy Headlines. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ From the wires (2 March 2015). "Australian Mitch Robins, Claire Adorna stamp class in ULAH Tri United 1 race". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Joble, Rey (6 June 2015). "Triathlete Claire Adorna gives Team Philippines first SEA Games gold". InterAksyon.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
- ^ Alinea, Eddie (5 October 2019). "6-man PH Team off to ANOC Beach Games". Manila Times. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ "Aquathlon Women's Individual" (PDF). ANOC World Beach Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2019.
- ^ Chavez, Richiel (8 April 2015). "Best race of 2014". Sun Star Cebu. Retrieved 6 June 2015.