Primitivo Martínez was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Martínez represented the Philippines at the 1936 Berlin and the 1948 London Olympics, placing fifth and 12th, respectively.
Primitivo Martínez won the basketball championship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) two consecutive times (1931-32) with the team of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. This earned him a place on the national team at the 1934 Far Eastern Games that claimed the gold medal. He later managed a farm on Masbate Island and was eventually appointed governor of the Masbate Province.
In 1999, he was among the first group of inductees of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
Primitivo Martínez won the basketball championship of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) two consecutive times (1931-32) with the team of the Ateneo Blue Eagles. This earned him a place on the national team at the 1934 Far Eastern Games that claimed the gold medal. He later managed a farm on Masbate Island and was eventually appointed governor of the Masbate Province.
In 1999, he was among the first group of inductees of the National Basketball Hall of Fame.
GAMES
1936 Summer Olympics, Berlin
1948 Summer Olympics, London
1948 Summer Olympics, London