Ciriaco Baronda
Ciriaco Baronda CAPTION OF PICTURE: BPSIAA meets on Feb. 22, 1959. CIRIACO BARONDA was tagged as one of the most likely to break Simeon Toribio’s record in the high jump.…
Consuela Lacusong
Consuela Lacusong was born in 1947. On June 22, 1975, she set the Filipino National Record in the Women’s Shotput of 13.92m, at the national open in Cebu City. This…
Donovant Arriola Grant
Donovant Arriola Grant PinoyAthletics adds Fil-Heritage Long Jumper Donovant Arriola Grant to the PinoyAthletics Legends of Track and Field. The 2015 SEA Games Bronze Medalist in the Long Jump is…
Nenita Dungca
Nenita Dungca was born on 24 December 1965. She clocked 56.69 in 400m at the ASEAN Cup in 1984. The Highlight of her career came the following year in 1985…
2013 SEA Games Champion Jesson Ramil Cid
Jesson Ramil Cid Various sources or Solely via Pinoyathletics Our newest inductee to the Legends of Track and Field is Jesson Ramil Cid. The 2013 SEA Games Gold Medalist and…
Filipino Sports Heroes who displayed true heroism during the war
Plaque honoring Filipino Sports Heroes who died in service in World War II to be restored By Andrew Pirie Jun 9, 2014 I want to note that Miss Nancy (curator…
Benjamin Silva Netto
Benjamin Silva Netto Photo: Ben Silva-Netto, in his younger days pounding the cinder tracks as one of the countries’ best Middle and Long Distance Runners. First Published 5 May 2018…
The Extraordinary Josephine de la Vina and her records that still stand after 50 years
Josephine de la Vina This is a revision of an article I wrote for Pinoymiler on March 8, 2012, titled ‘Filipino Junior Records in Chaos and Collision: The Philippines Greatest…
Lydia De Vega About Asia’s #1 Amazing Sprint Queen
Lydia De Vega was Asia's fastest woman during the 1980s. Therefore one of the important chess pieces of the Gintong Alay program in Track and Field. Hence turning the Philippines…
Lucila Salao Tolentino
Lucila Salao Tolentino Lucila Salao Tolentino Was born July 1, 1954. Lucila Salao ran the 100 meters in the 1972 Manila Open Meet in which she won heat 2 in…
Herman Suizo the Forgotten 2x SEA Games Champion
Remember marathoner Herman Suizo? Born 19 January 1959 s a native of Santa Barbara Iloilo and once a footballer. Santa Barbara is a hotbed of football where some great Ilonggo…
Eduardo Buenavista The Great Bertek
Eduardo Buenavista Achievements One of the greatest successes of the legendary coach Mario Castro. Among the highlights of an illustrious long career, Eduardo Buenavista includes 4 SEA Games Golds in…
Inocencia Solis – The Amazing First Century Dash Filipina
Her name was Inocencia Solis and her win in Tokyo at in the 100m at 1958 Asian Games would begin a lasting legacy of Filipina Champions