Martin Gison

Martin Gison
Personal information
Birth nameMartin Mauricio Gison
NationalityFilipino
Born(1914-03-14)March 14, 1914
Sport
CountryPhilippines
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
1954 Manila25 m rapid fire pistol
1954 Manila50 m rifle 3 positions
1954 Manila300 m rifle 3 positions
1958 Tokyo25 m rapid fire pistol
1954 Manila50 m rifle prone

Martin Mauricio Gison (born March 14, 1914, date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008.

Gison's first Olympics was in 1936 at 22 years old. He also competed at the 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1964 editions of the Olympics. The best finished accomplished by Gison was in 1936 where he placed fourth in the men's 50m small-bore rifle event.

During World War II, Gison was taken as a prisoner of war by the Japanese and survived the Bataan Death March.

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