Martin Gison
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Martin Mauricio Gison |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Born | 14 March 1914 |
| Sport | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Sport | Sports shooting |
Martin Mauricio Gison[1] (born 14 March 1914,[2] date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008.[3]
Gison's first Olympics was in 1936 at 22 years old. He also competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964 editions of the Olympics. The best finished accomplished by Gison was in 1936 where he placed fourth in the men's 50m small-bore rifle event.[3]
During World War II, Gison was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "THE XVIth SUMMER GAMES - Shooting". Marcolympics. Archived from the original on 24 February 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "Martin Gison". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Did you know?". GMA News. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
- ^ "PSC honors sports icons". Tempo. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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Categories:
- 1914 births
- Filipino male sport shooters
- Olympic shooters for the Philippines
- Shooters at the 1936 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Shooters at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in shooting
- Shooters at the 1954 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 1958 Asian Games
- Shooters at the 1962 Asian Games
- Bataan Death March prisoners
- Filipino military personnel of World War II
- Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Philippine Sports Hall of Fame inductees
- 20th-century Filipino sportsmen