Jethro Dionisio Adolfo Feliciano
Gold Medalists
At the 1954 Manila Asiad, Hernando Castelo Albert von
Einsiedel, Chito Feliciano, Martin Gison each won a gold medal in shooting.
Feliciano and Gison also won a gold medal each in the 1958 Tokyo Asiad.
Jethro Dionisio, dubbed as "the Jet" because of the speed
of his hands, is a six-time world champion in pistol shooting. He won his first
national title in 1989 at the age of 17. He won his first international title in
California the following year. From practical shooting, Dionisio has now shifted
to shotgun firing.
Adolfo Feliciano won a gold medal, two silver medals and a
bronze medal in the World Shooting Championships held in Germany in 1966. Two
years later, he added two gold medals and a bronze medal in the same competition
held in Phoenix, Arizona. Before this, he won a gold medal in the First Asian
Shooting tournament held in Tokyo, Japan and a silver medal in "markmanship" (a
demonstration event) at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
In November 1999, Athena Lee won the Open Ladies title at
the 12th World Shoot Championship. In 2002, Lee placed second to Kaye
Cabalatungan in the same event. She is from Cagayan de Oro City.
On September 21, 2002, Kaye Cabalatungan won the ladies
title at the 13th World Shoot Championship held in Pietersburg, South Africa.
Ironically, she beat Athena Lee, another Filipina, to win the championship.
Cabalatungan, Lee, Grace Tan and Amanda Kangleon also captured the ladies team
title in the event held by the International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC).
Cabalatungan was born in Negros Occidental province in 1981.
Among the Filipino shooters who have participated in
various international meets include Jay Agayan, Eric Ang, Leopoldo Ang, Antonio
Arguelles, Enrique Beech, Patricio Bernardo, Philip Chua, Roberto del Castillo,
George Earnshaw, Ludovico Espinosa, Cesar Jayme, Jasmin Luis, Patrick Marvin,
Simeon Lee, Arturo Macapagal, Jose Medina, Antonio Mendoza, Jamie Recio,
Bernardo San Juan, Raymundo Quitoriano, Danny Torrevillas, Nelson Uygongco, and
Jose Zalvidea.
