Cristina Columna
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| Born | December 5, 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 3.5 in (1.61 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College | PUP | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cristina Columna (born December 5, 1964)[1] is a Filipina basketball former referee and player. A former Philippines women's national basketball team player, Columna is the first female international referee for FIBA from the Philippines.
Playing career
[edit]Collegiate
[edit]Cristina Columna played for the women's basketball team of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines from 1982 to 1986 in the State Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (SCUAA) and the Philippine Integrated Colleges and Universities Athletic Association (PICUAA) She also received a scholarship to play for a school in Japan.[2][3]
National team
[edit]Columna has played for the Philippines women's national basketball team. She debuted in 1987.[2]
At the SEABA Championship for Women, Columna was part of the Philippine team which finished second and third in the 1997 and 1999 editions respectively.[4][5][6]
Columna has played at the SEA Games six times.[7][8] She was part of the team which won a bronze at the 2001 SEA Games.[3]
Refereeing career
[edit]In 2000, Columna became the first woman from the Philippines to become an international referee for FIBA.[8][9] She was a member of the Basketball Referees Commission (BARECOM) which is affiliated with the Basketball Association of the Philippines.[10] In 2021, she was inducted to the Women's National Basketball League's Legends Circle for this feat.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cristina Columna - Basketball Stats, Height, Age". FIBA Basketball. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Vega, Ong, Columna, Tan to be first inductees in WNBL's Legends Circle". Tiebreaker Times. July 16, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- 1 2 Terrado, Reuben (July 13, 2021). "Pinay ref Cristina Columna to be inducted in WNBL Legends Circle". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ "RP lady cagers to SEABA loop". Manila Standard. July 30, 1997. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Seaba bets". Manila Standard. June 5, 1999. p. A11. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Malaysia wins women's cage title". Manila Standard. June 8, 1999. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ↑ Sidayao, Tony; Angeles, Manny (April 11, 1989). "PBA offers Paras et al to nat'l five". Manila Standard. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- 1 2 Eroa, Dennis (September 2, 2000). "Columna is 1st RP female international cage referee". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. B15. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ↑ "International Women's History Month - Cristina Columna". Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas. March 8, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2025 – via Instagram.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Joble, Rey (December 27, 2010). "Lady ref applicant still knocking on PBA door". GMA News. Retrieved September 27, 2025.