Kathryn Victory Magno (born March 18, 1990) is an American-born Filipina

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and former

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. Magno is the first person to win a medal in speed skating for the Philippines in an international competition outside the country.

Early life

Magno was born to Filipino parents in San Jose,

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on March 18, 1990.

Sporting career

Magno started her sporting career as a figure skater representing the Philippines. She was first introduced to the sport when she was five years old. Among the competitions she entered is the

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. She made a switch to short track speed skating in 2014, coming from a two year break to focus on her studies. She remarked that the scoring in figure skating is subjective and liked short track speed skating more since a definite winner is determined by a race and for its "social vibes". She entered the 2014 and 2015 Asian Short Track Speed Skating Trophy which were both hosted in the Philippines. She won three bronze medal in the 2014 edition at the women's 500m, 1,000m, and 1,500m events. She was the sole skater competing for the Philippines at the 2014 edition. She entered the 2016 Tri-Series South East Asia Cup in

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funding her own trip to the city state by selling t-shirts she designed. She was the sole representative of the Philippines at the tournament. She won two golds at the women's 500m and 1,500m events with the record of 58.152 seconds and 3 minutes, 33.034 seconds respectively. Her medal at the 500m event was her country's first gold medal in an international short track speed skating tournament held outside the Philippines. She also won the 1,000m event. In November 2016, Magno was named to the

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team at the

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, Japan. At the 2018 Philippine Open Short Track Championships in the Women's Senior Category, Magno won three gold medals at the 1,500 meters, 1,000 meters and 500 meters event and a silver in the 3,000-meter relay team event with Xsandrie Viande Guimba, Corinne Molly Martinez, and Bea Won Bi Zablan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magno, Kathryn 1990 births Living people Filipino female single skaters Filipino female speed skaters Filipino female short track speed skaters American emigrants to the Philippines Figure skaters from San Jose, California Short track speed skaters at the 2017 Asian Winter Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for the Philippines