A spokesman of the Philippine Olympic Committee now in
Sydney told emanila.com that majority of the Philippine athletes arrived in Sydney last
Sunday, September 10, and are now staying at the Olympic Village.
Except for the four taekwondo team members, expected to arrive tomorrow, the contingent
is now complete. The boxing olympians as reported in exclusive feature stories in
emanila.com are "the early birds" who
flew in to Sydney as early as last May.
Complete list of Philippine Olympic athletes and officials to the Sydney Olympics 2000
tomorrow.
The Olympic events where Filipinos are participating in and the athletes are: Archery
(Jennifer Chan), Athletics (Lerma Elmira Bulauitan, Eduardo Buenavista), Boxing (Romeo
Brin, Arlajn Lerio, Danilo Lerio Jr, Larry Semillano), Diving (Sheila Mae Perez, Zardo
Domenios), Equestrian (Marie Antoinette Leviste), Rowing (Benjamin Tolentino Jr), Shooting
(Rasheya Jasmin Luis), Swimming (Marie-Lizza Toinette Danila, Juan Carlo Antonio Piccio,
Jenny Rose Guerrero, Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza), and Taekwondo (Roberto Cruz, Jasmin
Strachan, Eva Marie Ditan, Donald Davis Geisler III).
The Philippine Olympic team is led by Mr Salvador Andrada, Chef de Mission, Mr Celso
Dayrit, POC president, and Mr Romeo Ribano, POC secretary-general.
The complete list of Philippine Olympic officials accompanying the athletes are:
Salvador Andrada (Chef de Mission), Carlos Santos-Viola (Administrative Officer), Augusto
B. Villanueva (Press Attache), Benjamin Ramos Jr (Treasurer, POC), Ng Ching Kwok
(President, Athletics), Eduardo Ledesma Jr (President, Swimming), Manuel T. Lopez
(President, Boxing), Dr Raul Canlas (Team Doctor), Alexander Ligtas (Coach, Athletics),
Nolito Velasco (Coach, Boxing), Raul Fernandez Liranza (Coach, Boxing), Pat Gaspi
(Masseur, Boxing), Henry Maglalang (Coach, Archery), Joseph Eric Buhain (Coach, Swimming),
Akiko Thompson (Coach, Swimming), Zhang Dehu (Coach, Diving), Ryuzo Ishikawa (Coach,
Swimming), Katrina Holigores (Equestrian), Saturninjo Cabungcal (Groom), Jesus Morales III
(Coach, Taekwondo), Victor Veneracion (Equestrian), Severino Villarama (President,
Shooting), Rolandas Kazluaskas (Coach, Rowing), Celso L. Dayrit (President, POC) and Romeo
Ribano (Secretary General, POC).
