Filipino Athletes

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on notable amateur and professional athletes, as well as sports officials, who are Filipino or have Filipino lineage.

Image: Teófilo E. Yldefonso was a breaststroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Ansterdam Olympics, 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1936 Berlin Olmpics. Known as the “Ilocano Shark”, he is the first Filipino to win an Olympic medal, and the only Filipino to win multiple medals. His great-grandson, Daniel Coakley, represented the Philippines in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in freestyle.

Find more at the master project page, Families of the Philippines.

International Athletes

Australia / New Zealand :: Lizette Cabrera (tennis) :: Private (karate) :: Jason Day (golf):: Hagi Gligor (football)

Austria :: David Alaba (football)

Canada :: Jonathan Alexander de Guzmán (soccer) :: Julian Bobby de Guzman (soccer) :: Mathew Dumba (ice hockey)

Denmark :: Ole Laursen (mixed martial arts) :: Kevin Ray Mendoza (football)

France :: Alphonse Areola (football)

Germany :: Christina Beier (figure skating) :: William Beier (figure skating) :: Katharina Lehnert (tennis)

Guam :: Julius Naranjo (weightlifting)

Japan :: Takayasu Akira (sumo wrestling) :: Matthew Aquino (basketball) :: Mitakeumi Hisashi (sumo wrestling) :: Asahi Masuyama (football) :: Mucha Mori (basketball) :: Ryuya Ogawa (baseball) :: Yuji Takahashi (football) :: Paulo Junichi Tanaka (football) :: Masunoyama Tomoharu (sumo wrestling) :: Chiaki Tone (baseball) :: Edward Yamamoto (basketball) :: Yasuaki Yamasaki (baseball) :: Maharu Yoshimura (table tennis)

Norway :: Anne Line Gjersem (figure skating) :: Camilla Gjersem (figure skating)

Spain :: Paulino Alcántara (football) :: Manuel Amechazurra (football) :: Diego Bardanca (football) :: José Ángel Carrillo (football) :: Eduardo Teus (football)

Sweden :: Jesper Nyholm (football) :: Jane Törnqvist (football)

United States :: Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr. (baseball) :: Jeron Artest (basketball) :: Tai Reina Babilonia (figure skater) :: Fallah Bahh (pro wrestling) :: Dave Batista (pro wrestling) :: Kihei Clark (basketball) :: Daniel Coakley (swimming) :: Heather Cooke (soccer) :: Victoria Manalo Draves (diving) :: Jalen Green (basketball) :: Ron Harper Jr. (basketball) :: Kamaka Hepa (basketball) :: Dan Inosanto (martial arts) :: Kyle Matthew Lohse (baseball) :: Remy Martin (basketball) :: Mikh McKinney (basketball) :: Jordan Norwood (rugby) :: Levi Norwood (rugby) :: Elizabeth Punsalan (figure skating) :: Kona Reeves (pro wrestling) :: Ernie Reyes Sr. (martial arts) :: Ernie Reyes Jr. (martial arts) :: Bobby Robins (ice hockey) :: Nate Robinson (basketball) :: Kyla Ross (gymnastics) :: Addison Russell (baseball) :: John Sipin (baseball) :: Wesley So (chess) :: Erik Spoelstra (basketball) :: Kurtis Townsend (basketball) :: Raymond Townsend (basketball) :: Brandon Vera (mixed martial arts)

Local Athletes

Archery :: Luis Gabriel Moreno

Baseball :: Gary Estrada

Basketball :: Calvin Abueva :: Japeth Aguilar :: Peter Aguilar :: Ato Agustin :: Jerrick Ahanmisi :: Maverick Ahanmisi :: Jimmy Alapag :: Marco Alcaraz :: Don Allado :: Bong Alvarez :: Mark Andaya :: Gerald Anderson :: Marlou Aquino :: Manuel Araneta Jr. :: Herminio A. Astorga :: Jose V. Avellana Jr. :: Carlos Badion :: Hyram Bagatsing :: Joel Banal :: Chris Banchero :: SJ Belangel :: Andray Blatche :: Robert Bolick :: Rodney Brondial :: Justin Brownlee :: Elmer Cabahug :: Mark Caguioa :: Chito Calvo :: Ramon Campos Jr. :: Loreto Carbonell :: Jayson Castro :: Philip Dudley Cezar :: Jordan Clarkson :: Atoy Co :: Mike Cortez :: Ranidel de Ocampo :: Yancy de Ocampo :: Paul Desiderio :: Joe Devance :: Paquito Diaz :: Romy Diaz :: Marcus Douthit :: A. J. Edu :: Gherome Ejercito :: Richard Escoto :: Russel Escoto :: June Mar Fajardo :: Ramon Fernandez :: Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser :: Matt Ganuelas-Rosser :: Bong Go :: Isaac Go :: Javi Gómez de Liaño :: Juan Gómez de Liaño :: Rafael Hechanova :: Jayjay Helterbrand :: Vince Hizon :: Dondon Hontiveros :: JC Intal :: Jio Jalalon :: Robert Jaworski :: Robert Jaworski Jr. :: Poch Juinio :: Ange Kouame :: Doug Kramer :: Rob Labagala :: Marcio Lassiter :: Jojo Lastimosa :: Paul Lee :: Samboy Lim :: Xian Lim :: Mel Lopez :: Moro Lorenzo :: Carlos Loyzaga :: Chito Loyzaga :: Joey Loyzaga :: Rico Maierhofer :: Joey Perez Marquez :: Totoy Marquez :: Willie Miller :: Lauro Mumar :: Chris Newsome :: Gabe Norwood :: Ed Ocampo :: Chris Pacana :: Eduardo Alvir Pacheco :: Manny Pacquiao :: Ambrosio Bibby Padilla :: Andre Paras :: Benjie Paras :: Kobe Paras :: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. :: Alvin Patrimonio :: Marc Pingris :: Leo Prieto :: Stanley Pringle :: Franz Pumaren :: Francisco Rabat :: Dwight Ramos :: Bong Ravena :: Kiefer Ravena :: Thirdy Ravena :: Jai Reyes :: Prince Rivero :: Rasheed Rivero :: Ricci Rivero :: Dennis Roldan :: Terrence Romeo :: Chris Ross :: Lou Salvador, Sr. :: Ian Sangalang :: Arwind Santos :: Anthony Semerad :: David Semerad :: Peter June Simon :: Greg Slaughter :: Ervin Sotto :: Kai Sotto :: Christian Standhardinger :: Carl Tamayo :: Moala Tautuaa :: LA Tenorio :: Scottie Thompson :: JC Tiuseco :: Arnie Tuadles :: Ronald Tubid :: Francisco Vestil :: Joel Villanueva :: Freddie Webb :: Jason Webb :: Matthew Wright :: Private :: James Yap :: Francis Zamora :: Jose Maria Rubin Zubiri, Jr.

Boxing :: Vivencio Cuyugan :: Glenn Donaire :: Nonito Donaire, Jr. :: Oscar Sanchez de Larrazabal :: Gabriel Elorde :: Ceferino Garcia :: Jose B. Lingad :: Eumir Marcial :: Manny Pacquiao :: Carlos Padilla Jr. :: Carlos Pedro Eugenio Ruiz Padilla, Sr. :: Jose Padilla Jr. :: Isidro Juan Paredes :: Nesthy Petecio :: Larry Silva :: Onyok Velasco :: Roel Velasco :: Pancho Villa

Bowling :: Paeng Nepomuceno :: Tito Sotto

Chess :: Arianne Caoili :: Florencio Campomanes :: Wesley Barbasa So

Cycling :: Cornelio Padilla Jr.

Equestry :: Denise Cojuangco :: Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski :: Toni Leviste

Fencing :: Richard Gomez

Figure Skating :: Ina Feleo :: Ashley Ortega

Football (Soccer) :: Misagh Bahadoran :: Rafael Igoa :: Arsenio Lacson :: Joaquín Loyzaga :: Cristina Ramos-Jalasco :: Hans Smit :: Lorenzo Martínez Tañada :: Iñaki Vicente :: James Younghusband :: Phil Younghusband

Golf :: Yuka Saso

Gymnastics :: Carlos Yulo

Jumping :: Andres Franco

Martial Arts :: Feliciano D. de la Rosa (arnis) :: Marco Gumabao (Muay Thai) :: Nestor Principe (sikaran) :: Christopher Ricketts (arnis) :: Juan Miguel Zubiri (arnis)

Motor Sports :: Arsenio “Dodjie” Hidalgo Laurel :: Marlon Stöckinger :: Ian Veneracion

Pole Vaulting :: Emerson Obiena :: Ernest John Obiena

Polo :: Angel Diaz Elizalde :: Juan Miguel Diaz Elizalde :: Manuel "Manolo" Elizalde :: Mikee Romero :: Private

Pool :: Efren Reyes

Shooting :: José Agdamag :: Martin Gison :: Teodoro Villanueva Kalaw, Jr. :: Arturo de la Rosa Macapagal

Skateboarding :: Margielyn Didal

Softball :: Nela Álvarez

Squash :: Private

Swimming :: Jasmine Alkhaldi :: Eric Buhain :: Chito Calvo :: AJ Dee :: Enchong Dee :: Private :: Private User :: Tuburan Tamse :: Akiko Thomson :: Teófilo Yldefonso

Taekwondo :: Arnold Atienza :: Monsour del Rosario :: Donald Geisler :: Japoy Lizardo

Table Tennis :: Antonio de las Alas

Tennis :: Dyan Castillejo :: Alex Eala :: Guillermo Jose :: Juan Ma. Johnson José :: Edwin Olivarez :: Anna Clarice Patrimonio :: Tin Patrimonio :: Elisa Rosales-Ochoa :: Jose Antonio Tria

Track and field :: David Bunevacz :: Alejandro Gacrama :: Lydia de Vega-Mercado :: Simeon Toribio :: Joaquín Villanueva :: Miguel White :: Regino Ylanan

Volleyball :: Fille Cainglet-Cayetano :: Bea de Leon :: Melissa Gohing-Nacino :: Michele Gumabao :: Gretchen Ho :: Aby Maraño :: Dani Ravena :: Dindin Santiago-Manabat :: Jaja Santiago :: Alyssa Valdez

Weightlifting :: Hidilyn Diaz

Wrestling :: Enrique Jurado

Wushu :: Agatha Wong

Yachting :: Private

Resources

• Philippines at the Asian Games
• Philippines at the Olympics
• Philippines at the Special Olympics World Games

How to Contribute

1. Please click the "Join Project" button on the upper right of the project page.
2. After getting yourself added as a collaborator for the surname, select the profile of the prominent Filipino you wish to add.
3. Navigate to the profile. Under the "More Actions" link, choose "Add to Project" and select sub-project to which your ancestor should be included in.
4. Include in the "About Me" section a brief biographical sketch, summarizing the person's significant contributions and accomplishments. (Required)
5. Include a photograph, if one exists.
6. Mark the profile as "public" and not "private". (Required)