DISTINGUISHED FILIPINO WOMAN ACHIEVER

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                    [Title] => Solis, former Asiad sprint queen, dies
                    [Summary] => ILOILO CITY - Inocencia Solis, who emerged the fastest woman in Asia in 1958, died of diabetes on Nov. 4 at the Iloilo Mission Hospital. She was 69.


 Solis hogged the headlines when she wowed spectators during the Asian Games in Tokyo in 1958  by clocking 12 minutes and 5 seconds in the 100-meter dash to bring home the gold.


A  barrio lass from the sleepy village of Bolalacao in the central Iloilo town of New Lucena, she became an instant celebrity after her feat. The Philippine Sportswriters Association made her Athlete of the Year awardee in 1958. 


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Solis, former Asiad sprint queen, dies

December 13, 2001 - 12:00am

ILOILO CITY - Inocencia Solis, who emerged the fastest woman in Asia in 1958, died of diabetes on Nov. 4 at the Iloilo Mission Hospital. She was 69. Solis hogged the headlines when she wowed spectators during the...

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