Alberto Adela

Last updated
Alberto Adela
Personal information
NationalityFilipino
Born1934
Philippines
Sport
SportBoxing

Alberto T. Adela Berting (born 1934) is a Filipino boxer. He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics. [1]

Contents

1956 Olympic results

Alberto Adela was part of the Filipino boxing contingent that year which also included Federico Bonus, featherweight Paulino Meléndres, Celedonio Espinosa, and Manuel de los Santos. [2] He lost in his first round match (round of 32) to Song Soon-Chun of South Korea on points. The Korean eventually finished second (silver medalist) in the bantamweight division. [3] No Filipino boxer that year won a match in any division. [2]

Post-Olympic career

In 1988, Adela was hired by Gintong Alay to monitor the training of boxers for the 1989 SEA Games. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alberto Adela Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 Henson, Joaquin M. (October 5, 2000). "Sporting Chance - By Joaquin M. Henson". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  3. ↑ "Adela, Alberto". www.philippineolympians.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
  4. ↑ "More Alay help for NSAs". Manila Standard . July 20, 1988. Retrieved April 21, 2025.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.