Marella Vania Salamat (born 24 April 1994) is a Filipina

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racer and former bowler.

Education

Salamat attended the

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where she pursued a course on dentistry. She decided to halt her studies on her second year to give more focus on her cycling career. She later resumed her bid to obtain a degree and began taking an online marketing course by the Southville International Colleges.

Career

Salamat is a former bowling athlete who shifted to competitive cycling in 2013. She was scouted by national cycling coach Cesar Lobramonte in 2013 when she was biking with Edward Coo and Orlyn Batistin, her bowling coaches, at the

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grounds as part of her cross training. Lobramonte encouraged her to shift to the sport. She then won a gold medal at the

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at the women's individual time trial event. At the 2016 World University Cycling Championship, Salamat won a bronze medal at the women's road race event. Salamat placed eighth at the nine-legged 2017 Biwase Cup Tour of Vietnam while in the team classification event she led the Philippines to a seventh-place finish.

Major results

;2015 :

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::1st

Time trial ::8th Road race ;2016 : 3rd Bronze medal blank

Road race, World University Cycling Championship : 8th Overall

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: 9th Time trial, Asian Road Championships ;2017 : 5th Road race,

: 6th Overall

: 8th Time trial, Asian Road Championships ;2019 :

::7th Time trial ::7th Road race ;2022 : 6th Time trial,

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Salamat, Marella 1994 births Living people Filipino female cyclists University of the East alumni Sportspeople from Ilocos Sur SEA Games medalists in cycling SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games