Antonio Martínez (basketball)

Antonio "Pocholo" Martínez (20 June 1926 – 26 December 2016)[1] was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

Antonio Martínez
Personal information
Born(1926-05-20)20 May 1926
Died26 December 2016(2016-12-26) (aged 90)
NationalityFilipino
PositionGuard

Biography

Martínez usually played guard and saw action in the first Asian Games in New Delhi in 1951 and the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[3] He played for De La Salle before the last war. It was during the war years that he took up the game. After liberation, Martínez played for the San Beda junior team under coach Arturo Rius from whom he learned the fundamentals of basketball. There was no NCAA at that time so he played against American teams which belonged to the liberation forces.

He then transferred to University of Santo Tomas to take up commerce. In 1949, he played for PRATRA in the MICAA along with playing coach Gabby Fajardo and among others, Ning and Emy Ramos, Pong Bautista and Peping Tuason. In 1954, Martinez played for Philippine Air Lines,[4] and then stayed longer with the YCO Painters from 1955-1968 and by the time he retired, Martínez had participated in at least five championships.

References
  1. "Antonio Martínez's obituary". Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Antonio Martínez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  3. Iñigo, Manolo R. (7 August 2000). "'Spar' bats for Asian basketball". Philippine Daily Inquirer. p. B15. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  4. Loyzaga, Hechanova in PSA basketball lineup, bitoball.wordpress.com
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