Mona Sulaiman

Mona Sulaiman

Personal information
Nationality	Filipino
Born	(1942-06-09) 9 June 1942 Cotabato, Philippine Commonwealth
Sport
Sport	Sprinting
Event(s)	100 metres
Medal record Women's Athletics Representing  Philippines Asian Games 1962 Jakarta 100m 1962 Jakarta 200m 1962 Jakarta 4 × 100m relay 1962 Jakarta Shot put

Mona Sulaiman (born 9 June 1942) is a Filipino sprinter who competed at the Asian Games and the Summer Olympics.

Early life

Mona Sulaiman was born in a barrio in Cotabato on 9 June 1942 to Kudelat and Aminan Sulaiman.^[1]

Career

Sulaiman started her career competing in regional meets. She competed at the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta where she won gold medals in the the 100 and 200 metre sprints and relay events.^[2]. She also garnered a bronze medal in the shot put event at the same tournament.^[3]

She competed at the Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event at the 1960 and the 1964 editions.^[4]

Sulaiman also excelled in the disciplines of pentathlon and discus throw.^[2]

Post-retirement

Sulaiman qualified for the 1966 Asian Games but opted not to participate reportedly for refusing to undergo a gender test. Her physique and speed made some people question her gender. She retired from competitive play and worked in the private sector until the 1990s when she was hired by the Philippine Sports Commission to serve as consultants for the national athletics team. Sulaiman was inducted to the PSC Hall of Fame on January 2016. In October 2016, she was reportedly bound to a wheelchair.^[2]

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