Marestella Torres is a Filipino

Philippines

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 long jump

Long jump

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Torres finished fourth at the 2002 Asian Championships

2003 Asian Championships in Athletics

The 15th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Manila, The Philippines in 2003.- Men :- Women :- Medal table :-External links:*...

 and won the silver medal

Silver medal

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 at the 2005 Asian Championships

2005 Asian Championships in Athletics

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. She also competed at the 2005 World Championships

2005 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Long Jump

The Women's Long Jump event at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on August 9 and August 10.-Medalists:-Records:-Heat 1:# Concepción Montaner, Spain 6.65m Q...

 without reaching the final. She also participated in the 2008 Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

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 in Beijing

Beijing

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, China

China

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. In 2009, she surprisingly won the 2009 Asian Championships with a leap of 6.51 metres.

Her personal best jump is 6.71 meters, achieved at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games

2011 Southeast Asian Games

The 26th Southeast Asian Games was held in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia on 11 until 22 November 2011. Indonesia's fourth time to host the SEA Games, it last hosted the Games in 1997...

 in Palembang

Palembang

Palembang is the capital city of the South Sumatra province in Indonesia. Palembang is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia, and has a history of being a capital of a maritime empire. Located on the Musi River banks on the east coast of southern Sumatra island, it has an area of 400.61 square...

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