Martin Gison Explained

Martin Gison
Birth Name:Martin Mauricio Gison
Nationality:Filipino
Birth Date:14 March 1914
Country:Philippines
Sport:Sports shooting
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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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE XVIth SUMMER GAMES - Shooting. Marcolympics. 21 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160224130617/http://www.marcolympics.org/jeux/1956/summer/shooting_r.php. 24 February 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Martin Gison . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418003245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gi/martin-gison-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 11 January 2015 . Sports Reference.
  3. News: Did you know?. 21 February 2016. GMA News. 7 August 2008.
  4. News: PSC honors sports icons. 21 February 2016. Tempo. 27 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303162109/http://sports.tempo.com.ph/2016/01/27/sports/psc-honors-sports-icons/. 3 March 2016. dead.

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