Carlos Loyzaga was a Filipino basketball player who competed for the Philippine team in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics. The team placed 9th and 7th place respectively. Loyzaga was known to be the most dominant basketball player of his era who helped the Philippines become one of the best in the world at the time, winning four consecutive Asian Games gold medals (1951, 1954, 1958, 1962) and two consecutive FIBA Asia Championships (1960, 1963).
His finest moment was at the 1954 FIBA World Championship where he led the Philippines to a Bronze finish. It was the best finish by an Asian country, being the lone Asian medalist in the tournament. He finished as one of leading scorers with a 16.4 points-per-game average and was named as part of the All Star selection.
His finest moment was at the 1954 FIBA World Championship where he led the Philippines to a Bronze finish. It was the best finish by an Asian country, being the lone Asian medalist in the tournament. He finished as one of leading scorers with a 16.4 points-per-game average and was named as part of the All Star selection.
GAMES
1952 Summer Olympics, Helsinki
1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourne
1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourne