Martin Gison

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Martin Gison
Personal information
Birth nameMartin Mauricio Gison
NationalityFilipino
Born(1914-03-14)March 14, 1914
Sport
CountryPhilippines
Sport Sports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1954 Manila 25 m rapid fire pistol
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1954 Manila 50 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1954 Manila 300 m rifle 3 positions
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1958 Tokyo 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1954 Manila 50 m rifle prone

Martin Mauricio Gison [1] (born March 14, 1914, [2] [3] date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008. [4]

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. [4]

During World War II, Gison was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March. [5]

References

  1. ↑ "THE XVIth SUMMER GAMES - Shooting". Marcolympics. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Gison, Martin". The Living Archive of Olympians PH. Olympian Association of the Philippines. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Martin Gison". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Did you know?". GMA News. August 7, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ "PSC honors sports icons". Tempo. January 27, 2016. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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