Nestor Colonia Explained

Birth Date:	16 February 1992
Birth Place:	Zamboanga City
Sport:	Weightlifting
Coach:	Gregorio Colonia
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Nestor Landag Colonia,^[1] OLY (born February 16, 1992) is a flyweight weightlifter from the Philippines. He won the 2015 Asian Championships and placed third in the clean and jerk at the 2015 World and 2016 Asian Championships. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is coached by his uncle Gregorio Colonia, who competed at the 1988 Olympics.

Airman 2nd Class Colonia is also part of the Philippine Air Force weightlifting team, together with Hidilyn Diaz.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: PH weightlifter Nestor Colonia shuts down basher on Facebook . . Rappler, Inc. . August 8, 2016 . August 11, 2016 .
2. News: TWO PAF BRONZE MEDALISTS IN A WORLD WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP PAID A COURTESY CALL TO CG, PAF. Philippine Air Force. July 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002523/http://www.paf.mil.ph/press/2015/bronzemedalist.html. March 5, 2017. dead.