Elma Muros
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Elma Muros-Posadas is the Philippines' Long Jump Queen and Iron Lady. Now retired, Filipina track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 he won a total of 15 gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

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She was also a competitor for the Philippines in the long jump
Long jump
The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 event at the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...

in 1984 and 1996. At one point, she also dominated the sprints winning both the 100 and 200 meter dash in the 1993 Southeast Asian Games.
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