Pia Adelle Reyes
Pia Adelle Reyes, a young gymnast, won three gold medals at the Jakarta Southeast Asian Games in 1997. The Philippine Sportswriters Assocation (PSA) later declared Reyes and world boxing champion Gerry Penalosa as 1997 Athletes of the Year. Gymnastics has also produced fine champions like Rolando Albuera and Bea Lucero.
Ice Skaters
The SM-Philippine ice-skating team won 12 gold medals to finish third overall in
the 1999 World Recreational Team Championships held in California, USA. The team
also won 44 gold medals to place 4th at the 2001 ISI World Recreational Team
Championships held in Columbus, Ohio. The international competition draws
participants from the United States, Japan, Mexico, United Arab Emirates,
Malaysia and the Philippines.
Other Champions
Other Filipino athletes who have gained international exposure include Ramon
Aldean, Jennifer Chan, Purita Joy Marino, and Janina Bianco Ortiz in archery;
Amparo Lim in badminton; Roman Cortuna Jr., Levy Macasiano and Alfredo Trazona
Jr. in bodybuilding; Deogracias Asuncion, Warren Davadilla, Victor Espiritu,
Diomedes Pantaleon, Edgardo Pagarigan and Placido Valdez in cycling; Deborah
Civardi and Alberto Dimarucot in dancesports; Bumbi Velasco in dart; Zardo
Domenios and Sheila Mae Perez in diving; Wally Mendoza in fencing; Ildefonso
Tronqued Sr. in football; John Dee, Paul and Wacky del Rosario, and Carlo Garcia
in jet ski; Memo Gracia and Bautista Heguy in polo; Policarpio Ortega in
windsurfing; and Nicolas Arcales, Basilio Fabia and Mansueto Napilay in
wrestling.
AQUATICS:
1. MIGUEL SACRO MOLINA
July 22, 1984 Male
Men's 200m Freestyle; 200m Breaststroke; 200m IM; 400m IM
10th FINA World Championships, Barcelona 2003
Gold Medal (200m FS) - 22nd Southeast Asian Games 2003, Vietnam
Silver (400m IM)
Bronze (100m FS)
Bronze (400m FS)
2. JUAN CARLOS MIGUEL MENDOZA
March 28, 1982 Male
Men's 400m & 1500m Freestyle
22 nd Southeast Asian Games, Vietnam 2003
Gold Medal (1500m FS) – 22 nd Southeast Asian Games 2003, Vietnam
Silver (400m FS)
5 th (400m FS) - 14 th Asian Games 2002, Busan , Korea
6 th (1500m FS)
Silver (400m FS) - 21 st Southeast Asian Games 2001, Malaysia
Silver (1500m FS)
3. JAMES B WALSH
December 23, 1986 Male
Men's 200m Butterfly
2004 NC Charlotte Ultra Swim 2:04.13 6 th Place
4. RAPHAEL MATTHEW CHUA
October 05, 1982 Male
Men's 100m Breaststroke 01:04.93
2004 Division I Long Course, Kowloon , Hong Kong
2002 Asian Games, Busan
200m Breaststroke 8 th Place
2001 Asian Age-Group Swimming Championships
200m Breaststroke 1 st Place
100m Breaststroke 2 nd Place
5. JACLYN MARISSA HARRAKA PANGILINAN
May 29, 1986 Female
Women's 100m & 200m Breaststroke
2004 USA Spring National Championships, Orlando , Florida
200m Breaststroke 2:35.01
2003 USA Swimming National Championships, Maryland
100m Breaststroke 1:12.82
ARCHERY:
1. JASMIN LARANAN FIGUEROA
March 20, 1985 Female
Individual / Team FITA Wild Card
Gold Medal (Team) - 22 nd Southeast Asian Games 2003, Vietnam
Silver - National Qualifying Tournament 2003
Silver - National Target Indoor Championships 2002
TAEKWONDO:
1. DONALD DAVID BAYONITO GEISLER III
October 6, 1978 Male
Over 68kg., not over 80kg.
Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Feb. 14-15, 2004, Thailand
Gold Medal - 22nd Southeast Asian Games 2003, Vietnam
Bronze - 15th Asian Taekwondo Championships 2002, Jordan
Silver - 21st Southeast Asian Games 2001, Malaysia
2. TSHOMLEE CABANOS GO
January 13, 1981 Male
Under 58kg.
World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Dec. 4-7, 2003, Paris
Bronze Medal - 14th Asian Games 2002, Busan, Korea
Silver - 2001 World Cup Taekwondo Championships, Vietnam
Silver - 14th Asian Taekwondo Championships 2000, Hong Kong
3. MARY ANTOINETTE ESTEBAN RIVERO
February 26, 1988 Female
Over 57kg., not over 67kg.
Asian Taekwondo Qualification Tournament Feb. 14-15, 2004, Thailand
Gold Medal - 22nd Southeast Asian Games 2004, Vietnam
Gold - U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships 2002, Las Vegas
Silver - 6th ASEAN Taekwondo Championships 2002, Malaysia
Bronze - Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships 2001, Taiwan
