Fortunato Payao

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Fortunato Payao
Full nameFortunato O. Payao
Born (1940-03-03) 3 March 1940 (age 85)
Gymnastics career
Discipline Men's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		 Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines

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

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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]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fortunato Payao Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. ↑ Henson, Joaquin (15 October 2019). "Carrion knew it all along". Philstar.com. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ↑ Terrado, Jonas (28 July 2024). "Female gymnasts end 60-year Olympic wait for Philippines". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Leongson, Randolph B. (18 July 2021). "How Philippine athletes fared in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics". Spin.ph. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Thanks to Carlos Yulo, Philippine gymnastics makes a quantum leap". Spin.ph. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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