Martin Gison

Career

He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008. 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.

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

Achievements

• The best finished accomplished by Gison was in 1936 where he placed fourth in the men’s 50m small-bore rifle event.