Gene Heart Quiambao
SPORT:
Triathlon
BIRTHDATE:
February 17, 2004
BIRTH PLACE:
Philippines
RESIDENCE:
Philippines
BIOGRAPHY
Gene Heart Quiambao competes for the Philippine national triathlon team. A national duathlon champion and two-time Triathlete of the Year winner, she has represented the Philippines at the Asian Sprint Championships Sejong, Asian Championships Kazakhstan, and the Asian Cup Aqaba Jordan. The Olympics is her goal and dream.
STATISTICS & ACHIEVEMENTS
- 3x UAAP university swimming champion, record holder
- 2022 National Duathlon Champion
- 9th, 2018 Asian Triathlon Championships Korea
- 5th, 2017 SUBIT Asian Cup
- MVP, 2019 Singapore Swimming Championships (4 gold, 2 silver)
- Gold medalist, Palarong Pambansa Ilocos Sur (National Games)
INTERESTING FACT
Heart was scouted by national triathlon coach Ani de Leon-Brown while she was running poolside during regular swim training. Despite never having done a triathlon, at the age of 14 she traveled nearly 900 km from Malaybalay to Manila by herself to live and train with the coach’s squad and secured swim scholarships through high school and into university.
