Ramón Manulat
Ramón Manulat (1930 – September 2019)[1] was a Filipino basketball player.[2] He was member of the Philippine National Team that won a gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games and a bronze medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship. He also participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics, where his country placed seventh. Nationally, he played for the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association teams Seven-Up and Ysmael Steel.
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1954 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
Ramón Manulat was born to a Cuban-Spaniard father and a Filipino mother with roots to Leyte and Cebu. He grew up in Cebu and played for the Glowing Goldies of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila where he got a degree in mechanical engineering.[1]
He was married to Maria Luisa Da Silva with whom he had three children. His family moved to Australia in 1971 and resided in Brisbane.[1]
References
- Henson, Joaquin (31 December 2020). "The man named Manulat". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ramón Manulat Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.