List of Filipino American sportspeople explained
This is a list of American sportspeople of Filipino ancestry.
Baseball
Basketball
Chess
Combat Sports/Martial Arts
- Romie Adanza - kickboxer
- Manny Pacquiao - boxer, 12 major world titles in 8 different weight classes
- Chris Cariaso - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC
- Arianny Celeste - UFC octagon girl and model
- John Dodson - Mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC. Ultimate Fighter 14 winner.
- Glenn Donaire - Nonito Donaire's older brother, also a boxer in the flyweight and junior flyweight classes.
- Nonito Donaire - Four-Division Boxing World Champion (112 lbs, 118 lbs, 122 lbs and 126 lbs.)
- Adriano Directo Emperado - one of five martial artists who developed the Kajukenbo self-defense system
- Andrew Ganigan - former boxing lightweight contender.
- Dan Inosanto - Head of Bruce Lee's JKD, Head of Lacoste / Inosanto FMA.
- Tito Jones - mixed martial artist[10]
- Ana Julaton - Boxer[11] [12]
- Robbie Lawler - mixed martial artist, UFC Welterweight Champion. Lawler is a quarter Filipino through his mother's side.[13]
- Troy Mandaloniz - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC
- Paige McPherson - 2012 Summer Olympics Taekwondo bronze medalist[14]
- Yancy Medeiros - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC
- Mark Muñoz - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC
- Phillipe Nover - mixed martial artist, fought in the UFC
Cycling, Road, BMX, and Track
Fencing
Figure Skating
Hockey
American football
Golf
Gymnastics
Poker
Skateboarding
- Henry Gutierrez - professional vert skateboarder
- Sean Malto - professional skateboarder
- Pat Ngoho - professional vert skateboarder/artist
- Lizzie Armanto - professional vert skateboarder
- Adrian Demain - professional vert skateboarder/artist[25]
- Willy Santos - professional skateboarder[26]
- Sergie Ventura - professional vert skateboarder[27]
- Doug Saladino - professional vert skateboarder[28]
Football/Soccer
Speed Skating
Track & Field
Table Tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
Water Sports
- Victoria Manalo Draves - diver who was the first Asian American gold medalist, and first woman to win two gold medals in springboard diving at the 1948 Olympics in London.
- Sunny Garcia - surfing world champion, surfing legend.
- Malia Jones - surfing model, People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
- Natalie Coughlin - International swimmer and twelve-time Olympic medalist (with Filipino ancestry)
- Nicole Oliva - swimmer
- Henley Masa - surfing world champion, WSL U.S. Open Champion
Wrestling
- David Bautista - former professional mixed martial artist, and former professional wrestler best known for his time in the WWE under the ring name Batista. He is a six-time world champion, winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times and the WWE Championship twice.[36]
- Michael Paris - better known as DJZ for his time with TNA Wrestling. Currently signed with WWE where he performs on Raw brand under the ring name Joaquin Wilde.
- Benny Cuntapay - also known by his ring alias B-Boy. Performer in CZW or Combat Zone Wrestling, also wrestled as Bael in Lucha Underground but was killed off in a storyline angle.
- T. J. Perkins - best known as the Inaugural WWE Cruiserweight Champion.[37] Performed in WWE's Raw brand under the name TJ Perkins.[38] Also a former wrestler for TNA Wrestling formerly known as Suicide. Perkins is also known by his ring aliases Pinoy Boy and Puma.
- Kris Hernandez - better known by the ring name Kris Wolf[39]
- Ashley Louise Urbanski - currently signed with WWE where she performs on NXT under the ring name, Shotzi Blackheart.[40]
- Allyssa Lyn "Lacey" Lane - currently signed to WWE here she performs on Raw under the ring name Kayden Carter.[41]
- Jeff Cobb - better known for his time with NJPW, Ring of Honor, and All Elite Wrestling. Currently signed with NJPW where he belongs with the United Empire Faction. Cobb was formerly Never Openweight Champion, ROH tag team Champion, and PWG World Champion.
Notes and References
- MarcCarig. Marc Carig. 369219579366498304. 18 August 2013. Travis d'Arnaud, part Filipino, now catching a pitcher named Rice. God, I love my job..
- Jun Medina, Fil-Am major league pitcher wins baseball's top award (November 16, 2008), Manila Times.
- News: Nickel . Lori . 25 April 2013 . Brewers' Lohse another product of Chico . Milwaukee Journal Sentinel . 15 October 2014 . But for Lohse, that's not the whole story. There's a whole other community pulling for him because he is one of just a handful of Native Americans to be playing major-league baseball. His mother is half Filipino and half Native American; the Lohses are members of the Nomlaki tribe..
- News: Lacques. Gabe. Part of the Christian Yelich trade, Marlins rookie Jordan Yamamoto inspires hope in Miami. 1 February 2021. USA TODAY. July 5, 2019.
- Web site: Top Fil-Am Jason Brickman headed for Russia as bid to play for Gilas fails to pan out .
- http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/27/14/new-nba-draft-pick-clarkson-proud-his-filipino-roots New NBA Draft
- Web site: Craft confirms Pinoy lineage. .
- Web site: Norwood given green light to join PBA draft │ GMA News Online. 29 August 2008.
- http://alumni.ucla.edu/share/alumni-stories/stories/raymond-townsend.aspx Alumni stories. Raymond Townsend
- Web site: What All 10 SHOWTIME Fighters Had To Say. https://web.archive.org/web/20090519072920/http://sherdog.com/news/press%20releases/What-All-10-SHOWTIME-Fighters-Had-To-Say-17472. live. 19 May 2009.
- Lauren Smiley. "The Eyes of the Hurricane". SF Weekly. March 10, 2010.
- http://www.mightygloves.com/2009/11/ana_julaton_her_side_of_the_ri.html "Ana Julaton: Her Side of the Ring".
- Web site: Robbie Lawler: I'd knock out GSP if he comes back to the UFC . MMA Digest. 11 March 2016.
- News: New. Brent W.. McPherson enjoying her rise in taekwondo. October 27, 2014. The Gazette. January 14, 2013. October 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027090117/http://gazette.com/mcpherson-enjoying-her-rise-in-taekwondo/article/149680. dead.
- http://web.icenetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100412&content_id=9243626&vkey=ice_pressrelease Press release
- Web site: Eugene Amano Makes First Return Trip to Philippines, Receives Warm Welcome. www.tennesseetitans.com. 12 March 2024.
- DougBaldwinJr. Doug Baldwin Jr. 272825451280494592. 25 November 2012. @FilAmDevil yes I am!.
- News: NFL Hero is FilAm. The Asian Journal Blog . 11 February 2008.
- Web site: Pinoys in the NFL. https://web.archive.org/web/20101213211754/http://asianjournal.com/galing-pinoy/59-galing-pinoy/3204-pinoys-in-the-nfl.html. dead. 13 December 2010.
- Web site: FilamStar - FilamStar.
- Web site: Lubbock Online . October 20, 2013 . October 28, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028233106/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/081109/spo_480452127.shtml . dead .
- Web site: J.J. Spaun Bio : PGA TOUR Media Guide .
- Web site: Allisen Corpuz Parents: Marcos and May Corpuz- Boyfriend . 9 July 2023 .
- Web site: Opportunity knocked, Aleah Finnegan answered. October 27, 2023. International Olympic Committee.
- The Answer is Never: A Skateboarder's History of the World
- [:sco:Willy Santos|Willy Santos]
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Filipino SERGIE VENTURA Professional Skateboard Va Beach Va . YouTube.
- News: Skateboarding pioneer Doug Saladino talks raising kids and baseball pro nephew . Men's Journal . 5 December 2019 .
- Web site: 2007/08 Squad Profiles - Palace USA . CPFC.co.uk . 23 May 2008 . 24 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120905143231/http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/CPFCUSA/0%2C%2C10323~1119438%2C00.html . 5 September 2012 .
- News: Fil-Am thwarts Beckham's goal . . Joaquin Henson . 1 December 2009 . 24 July 2010 . https://archive.today/20120525163901/http://www.philstar.com/thedeanscorner/articlescontent.aspx?articleid=528375&publicationsubcategoryid=69 . 2012-05-25 . dead .
- Web site: Embassy of the United States in Manila . 2011-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527113604/http://manila.usembassy.gov/wwwhs174.html . 2010-05-27 .
- Web site: The making of America's other Women's World Cup team: The Philippines . Henry . Bushnell . Yahoo Sports . July 20, 2023 . July 25, 2023.
- Web site: Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic Games Photos, Videos, & News . 2011-06-22 . 2010-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100408201829/http://www.vancouver2010.com/olympic-short-track-speed-skating/schedule-and-results/mens-1500-m-finals_stm015100DK.html . dead .
- Book: Liverti, Rita M.. Angelitta ROSAL BENGTSSON. C. Richard. King. Native Americans in Sports. London. Routledge. 2004. 0-76568-054-8. 262. registration. https://archive.org/details/nativeamericansi01king/page/262.
- Smith . Shelley . Liz Masakayan And Karolyn Kirby . Sports Illustrated . 5 July . 78 . 18 October 2009 . 1993-07-05 . and
Web site: Filipino American History . Cynful Productions . . 29 January 1998 . 18 October 2009 . 12 October 1999 . https://web.archive.org/web/19991012012919/http://www.csuchico.edu/ncpaso/filipino.htm . dead . and
Web site: Ronald S. Buenaventura . Our History is No Mystery . epilipinas.com . San Diego Chapter of the Filipino American National Historical Society . 31 May 1996 . 18 October 2009 .
- Web site: Former WWE wrestler Batista proud of his Pinoy blood. filipinotimes.net. 6 May 2018. June 9, 2020.
- Web site: Fil-Am TJ Perkins wins WWE Cruiserweight Classic, becomes division's new champ. 15 September 2016.
- WWE
- Web site: http://wwr-stardom.com/?stars=kris . ja:クリス・ウルフ . August 22, 2014 . July 26, 2017 . . ja.
- Web site: 411MANIA. WWE News: Shotzi Blackheart Uses a Mini-Tank on NXT, The Rise of Becky Lynch on Playlist, Braun Strowman Rants About Classic Willy Wonka Movie. en-US. 2020-02-02.
- Web site: Keith Lee, Io Shirai headline new class of WWE PC recruits. WWE. en. 2020-03-02.