Rogelio Onofre was a sprinter who competed at the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympics.
At the age of 20, he joined a relay team and competed in his first Olympic Games in the men’s 4 × 100 m Relay. The team registered 41.4/41.55a but finished fourth in heat 2, failing to qualify in the next round. In the 1964 Olympic Games, he finished 5th in heat 8 of the men’s 100m event. He also finished 7th in heat 5 of the 200m category, failing to advance. In the 4 × 100 m Relay, the Philippines finished 7th in heat 3 in a time of 41.7 secs. In his last Olympics games in 1968, he timed 10.58, just .01 seconds off his national record set in 1962. He finished 6th in heat 6 of the 100 m and 6th in heat 4 of the 110 m hurdles event.For 45 years, Onofre held the men’s 100m National Record - from 1962 until 2007. He was the last Filipino 100m – 200m sprinter to be heralded Asia’s fastest man.
His granddaughter, Zion Corales Nelson who became an athlete like himself, who won a silver in the women's 4x100 meter relay in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
At the age of 20, he joined a relay team and competed in his first Olympic Games in the men’s 4 × 100 m Relay. The team registered 41.4/41.55a but finished fourth in heat 2, failing to qualify in the next round. In the 1964 Olympic Games, he finished 5th in heat 8 of the men’s 100m event. He also finished 7th in heat 5 of the 200m category, failing to advance. In the 4 × 100 m Relay, the Philippines finished 7th in heat 3 in a time of 41.7 secs. In his last Olympics games in 1968, he timed 10.58, just .01 seconds off his national record set in 1962. He finished 6th in heat 6 of the 100 m and 6th in heat 4 of the 110 m hurdles event.For 45 years, Onofre held the men’s 100m National Record - from 1962 until 2007. He was the last Filipino 100m – 200m sprinter to be heralded Asia’s fastest man.
His granddaughter, Zion Corales Nelson who became an athlete like himself, who won a silver in the women's 4x100 meter relay in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
GAMES
1960 Summer Olympics, Rome
1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico
1964 Summer Olympics, Tokyo
1968 Summer Olympics, Mexico