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The Philippines competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 40 competitors, 36 men and 4 women, took part in 27 events in 7 sports.
The Philippines competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 49 competitors, 45 men and 4 women, took part in 53 events in 10 sports.
Manuel Jesús Plaza Reyes ( was a Chilean athlete who won the country's first Olympic medal. He earned a silver medal in the marathon at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games, finishing with a time of 2 hours, 33 minutes, and 23 seconds, just 26 seconds behind French runner Boughéra El Ouafi. In the 1924 Paris Olympics, Plaza placed sixth.
Adolfo Horta was a Cuban amateur boxer, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. He was beaten by East Germany's Rudi Fink on points (1-4). Horta won eleven consecutive national championships and three gold medals in the World Amateur Boxing Championships in different weight classes, which appears to have been a unique achievement, but he would never return to the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Uruguay competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 34 competitors, all men, took part in 15 events in 8 sports.
Adolfo Bernabé Zumelzú was a football player from Argentina.
Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.
Adolfo Baloncieri was an Italian football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
David Plaza Romero is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed in the team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's Continental Team PatoBike–Juquilita.
Adolfo Lubnicki was an Argentine and later Uruguayan basketball player who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Charata, Argentina.
Javier Adolfo Carriqueo Inostroza is an Argentine middle and long-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's 5000 metres, finishing 36th overall in Round 1, failing to qualify for the final.
Adolfo Belmonte Heredia was a Mexican cyclist. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Adolfo Feliciano was a Filipino sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics. He also competed in four editions of the Asian Games, from 1954 to 1966.
Adolfo Porrata Doria is a Puerto Rican basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Adolfo Ramírez was an Argentine wrestler. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Diana Plaza is a Spanish gymnast. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Adolfo González Jiménez is a Mexican archer. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Gustavo Adolfo Somohano Winfield was a Mexican diver. He competed in the men's 10 metre platform event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adolfo Alperi". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
