Rogelio Onofre
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Rogelio Onofre (born 12 December 1939) is a Filipino sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the
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.


Early life and education

Onofre was born on 12 December 1939 in the then town of
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in the province of
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but grew up in
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,
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. According to his own account, Onofre often competed and won in local athletic races in his hometown of Dagupan barefooted prior to entering high school. He also competed in races in neighboring Binmaley as well in regional private schools athletics meets. In 1963, Onofre was given a
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enabling him to pursue studies in
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and
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in the United States.


Career

Onofre initially competed in men's high jump in regional private school meets and was scouted by coaches of the Philippine athletics team becoming a candidate for the
1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games () and commonly known as Tokyo 1958 (), were a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A total of 1,820 athletes repr ...
in Tokyo. He shifted to 100 and 200-meter runs since he felt inadequate in high jump and he eventually secured a berth in the men's 4x100-meter relay squad with
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, Isaac Gomez and Claro Pellosis; all gold medalists in the 1958 Games. Onofre competing in the 4x100-meter relay won a gold medal in the
1962 Asian Games The 1962 Asian Games () also known as the 4th Asian Games, IV Asiad, and Jakarta 1962, were the fourth edition of pan-Asian multi-sport event sanctioned by the Asian Games Federation (AGF). The games were held from 24 August to 4 September 1962, ...
in
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. A year after the games, he secured a
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which enabled him to train and study in the United States. Onofre along with Vista,
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,
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took part in the 4x100-meter relay at the
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in
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where they settled for bronze. His last major competition was the
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in
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where he competed in men's 100-meter and 110-meter hurdles; failing to progress from the preliminaries.


Post-retirement

After retiring from athletics, Onofre settled in the United States living in
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by 2021. He also has a granddaughter; Zion Corales Nelson who became an athlete like himself, who won a silver in the women's 4x100 meter relay in the
2019 Southeast Asian Games The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, were the 30th edition of the SEA Games, Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport ...
. In 2021, he was inducted to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Onofre, Rogelio 1939 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Filipino male sprinters Olympic track and field athletes for the Philippines Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 1962 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1966 Asian Games Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Sportspeople from Pangasinan Sportspeople from Tarlac Filipino expatriates in the United States Philippine Sports Hall of Fame inductees 20th-century Filipino sportsmen