Edward Lasquete

Ernest Obiena

Personal information
Nickname(s)	Ed Lasquete
Born	December 31, 1971[1]
Sport
Country	Philippines
Sport	Track and field
Event(s)	Pole vaulting
University team	California Polytechnic State University[2]
Club	Cardinal Track Club[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	5.00m (1992, NR)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  Philippines Southeast Asian Games 1991 Manila Pole vault 1997 Jakarta Pole vault

Edward Lasquete is a Filipino pole vaulter who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. At the Olympics, he was not able to make a podium finished, but set a national record in pole vaulting by registering a record of 5.0 meters. This record would only be broken 22 years later in 2014 by Ernest Obiena.^[3] He is the first Southeast Asian to break the 5.0 mark in pole vault.^[4]

Lasquete also won gold at the pole vault event of the 1991 Southeast Asian Games,^[5] establishing a record of 4.80 meters. He was not part of the Philippine delegation to the 1993 Southeast Asian Games.^[4] At the 1997 Southeast Asian Games he duplicated his record at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games registering 4.80 meters but only won silver. Hendiarsin Oslan of Indonesia won gold who also registered 4.80 meters.^[6]

References

1. "Edward Lasquette". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
2. "Olympians". Cardinal Track Club. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
3. Villar, Joey (21 July 2014). "Obiena breaks 22-year-old PHL pole vault record". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
4. Gabutina, Edwin (19 April 1993). "Lasquete blows SEAG slot". Manila Standard. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
5. "Philippines bounce back to take No 2 spot". New Sunday Times. 1 December 1991. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
6. "1997 SEA Games Athletics Results - (partial)". PinoyAthletics.info. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2016.