Tom Ong
Personal information | |
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Born | October 21, 1938 Malabon, Rizal, Philippine Islands |
Died | December 14, 2016 | (aged 78)
Sport | |
Country | Philippines |
Sport | Shooting |
Event | Mixed 25m rapid fire pistol |
Mariano "Tom" Ong (October 1938 – December 14, 2016) was a Filipino sports shooter.
Ong, born in October 1938 in Malabon,[1] competed for the Philippines at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He competed in the mixed 25m rapid fire pistol.[3]
Ong owned the Malabon Soap and Oil Industrial Co., Inc. which operated the Spring Cooking Oil business. His son later took responsibility for the business' operations.[4][5]
Ong died on December 14, 2016, of cardiac arrest following two hours of dialysis for his deteriorating kidneys. A diabetic, he frequently visited a hospital beginning in June 2016.[4] He was survived by six children including Nathaniel Padilla.[2][6] He was 78.
References
[edit]- ^ "Olympian Tom Ong, 78". Tempo. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ a b Giongco, Nick (December 15, 2016). "Tom Ong, Olympic shooter, dies; 78". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Tom Ong". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ a b Cordero, Abac; Villar, Joey (December 15, 2016). "Olympian Tom Ong passes away". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ "Olympian Tom Ong, 78". The Daily Tribune. December 15, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
- ^ Iñigo, Manolo (October 21, 2012). "Tac Padilla: The son also rises". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 15, 2016.