Date of Birth: May 5, 1976

Hometown:  Koronadal City, South Cotabato

Disability: Orthopedic impairment

Cause of Disability: Rice thresher accident

Years in Competitive Sports: Since 2005

Recent Awards and Accomplishments:

• Silver, 2011 ASEAN Paralympic Games, 1500-meter run
• Silver, 2011 ASEAN Paralympic Games, 5000-meter run
• Silver, 2010 Asian Paralympic Games, 1,500-meter run
• Gold, 2009 Paralympic Games Malaysia, 1,500-meter run
• Bronze, 2009 Paralympic Games Malaysia, 800-meter run
• Gold, 2007 Paralympic Games Thailand, 800-meter run
• Gold, 2007 Paralympic Games Thailand, 1,500-meter run
• Bronze, 2007 Fespic Games Malaysia, 1,500-meter run
• Gold, 2005 Paralympic Games Manila, 800-meter run
• Gold, 2005 Paralympic Games Manila, 1,500-meter run

Profile:

Isidro Vildosola was 14 when he saved his cousin who got stuck in a rice thresher. His cousin survived but Isidro’s right arm did not.

He sought medical attention the next day and felt excruciating pain when his arm was amputated without anaesthesia because there was none available in Koronadal, South Cotabato.

Among the nine Paralympians, Vildosola shuns interviews and shies away from unwanted attention.— Vincent Go

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