Fortunato Payao Explained

Fortunato Payao
Nationality:Filipino
Sport:Gymnastics
Birth Date:3 March 1940

Fortunato Payao (born 3 March 1940) is a Filipino gymnast. He competed in three events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Payao is one of the first gymnasts who represented the Philippines at the Olympics.[2] He was among four Filipino gymnasts who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics. The other gymnasts were Demetrio Pastrana, Evelyn Magluyan, and Maria-Luisa Floro.[3] He finished in 129th place in the men's individual all-around with 19.00 points.[4] In the floor exercise, he tallied 11.50 and he tallied 7.50 in vault.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Fortunato Payao Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015141/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/fortunato-payao-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 1 August 2019.
  2. Web site: Henson . Joaquin . October 15, 2019 . Carrion knew it all along . 2024-11-01 . Philstar.com.
  3. Web site: Terrado . Jonas . 2024-07-28 . Female gymnasts end 60-year Olympic wait for Philippines . 2024-11-01 . INQUIRER.net . en.
  4. Web site: Leongson . Randolph B. . July 18, 2021 . How Philippine athletes fared in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics . 2024-11-01 . Spin.ph . en.
  5. Web site: August 7, 2024 . Thanks to Carlos Yulo, Philippine gymnastics makes a quantum leap . 2024-11-01 . Spin.ph . en.

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