Carlos Badion

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Carlos Badion
Personal information
Born(1935-08-16)August 16, 1935
Mapua Institute of Technology
Medals
Men’s Basketball
Representing  Philippines
FIBA Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1960 Manila Team competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo Team competition

Carlos Velasco Badion (August 16, 1935 – June 20, 2002) was a

Mapua where he subsequently enrolled. He eventually shone in the NCAA and the MICAA, playing for such teams as the Jacinto Rubber Shoes, Crispa
(where he became one of the pioneering members of that team) and YCO.

Known as the "Bad Boy" of

Manila Industrial Commercial Athletic Association
(MICAA).

He starred for the

Most Valuable Player of the said tournament
.

Unfortunately, Badion suffered a serious knee injury during the Philippines' first-round game against

UST Glowing Goldies in the UAAP and the Army Jungle Fighters in the Philippine Basketball League
.

Badion died of a heart attack on June 20, 2002.

References

  1. ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Badion Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2018.

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