Cornelio A. Padilla Jr. was one of the greatest cyclists selected for the road race and team time trial at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964.
He first achieved fame in winning the 1964 National Amateur Cycling Championship at the age of 17. He turned professional in 1966 and won the grueling Tour of Luzon. He retained his title the following year and was the last back-to-back winner of the race until 1982 when Jacinto Sicam achieved the feat.
In 1967, Padilla was given the Presidential Award for Meritorious Service in Sports by President Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Sportswriters Association also awarded him the Amateur Cyclist of the Year Award in 1964, Professional Cyclist of the Year in 1966 and Sportsman of the Year in 1967.
He first achieved fame in winning the 1964 National Amateur Cycling Championship at the age of 17. He turned professional in 1966 and won the grueling Tour of Luzon. He retained his title the following year and was the last back-to-back winner of the race until 1982 when Jacinto Sicam achieved the feat.
In 1967, Padilla was given the Presidential Award for Meritorious Service in Sports by President Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Sportswriters Association also awarded him the Amateur Cyclist of the Year Award in 1964, Professional Cyclist of the Year in 1966 and Sportsman of the Year in 1967.
GAMES
1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo