Gerardo Rosario

Last updated
Gerardo Rosario
Personal information
NicknameRal
National teamFlag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Born (1952-08-14) 14 August 1952 (age 72)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke, freestyle, individual medley
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Bangkok 200 m freestyle
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Tehran 200 m backstroke
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Tehran 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Bangkok 4x200 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1978 Bangkok 4x100 m medley relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Tehran 4x200 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Tehran 4x100 m freestyle relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Tehran 4x100 m medley relay

Gerardo Rosario (born 14 August 1957) is a Filipino former swimmer who has competed in the Summer Olympic Games. [1]

Contents

Career

Rosario competed in the Summer Olympics, competing for his home country Philippines in the 1972 and 1976 editions. [1]

Rosario was also a competitor in the Asian Games, first competing in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran where he won two silvers in the 100-meter and 200-meter back stroke, and three bronzes in the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter freestyle relays, and the 4x100-meter medley relay. [2] He is also the gold medalist for the 200-meter men's freestyle event of the 1978 Asian Games. [3] He also won two bronzes in the 4x100-meter medley relay and 4x200-meter freestyle relay. [2]

He was coached by Rick Powers. [4]

Post-retirement

In 2016, Rosario, along with 16 others, was inducted in the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame. [5]

Rosario was elected as corporate secretary of Philippine Swimming, Inc. (PSI; then known as Philippine Amateur Swimming Association or PASA), the governing body of swimming in the Philippines, in 2010. [3] In April 2017, Rosario was designated as Officer in Charge or Acting President of PSI. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerardo Rosario". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "2nd Batch of Inductees Philippine Sports Hall of Fame". Philippine Sports Commission. 16 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. 1 2 Navarro, June (11 April 2017). "Asiad champ takes over swim body". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Intl swimming coach to retire in Negros - report". GMA News. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Navarro, June (27 June 2016). "Swimmer Cayco, 16 others inducted into Hall of Fame". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rosario named OIC of troubled 'swim' group". Manila Bulletin. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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.