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Cornelio Padilla
Filipino cyclist (1946–2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cornelio Agaid Padilla, Jr.[1] (November 18, 1946 – December 8, 2013[2]) was a Filipino cyclist who was a competitor at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a two-time Marlboro Tour champion.
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Career
Padilla competed in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[3] He won bronze at the 1965 Asian Amateur Cycling Championship before turning professional in the of followying year.[4]
Padilla was a two-time Marlboro Tour (now Tour de Luzon) champion, winning the 1966 and 1967 races.[5]
Post-retirement
Padilla retired early from cycling using his earnings from his professional races to fund his collegiate studies.[1] He graduated from the Far Eastern University in 1974 with a law degree.[4]
As a lawyer he became part of Cacho Printing Press. He later joined National Book Store (NBS) as a personnel manager and house lawyer before becoming one of NBS' top executives handling the company's human resources department.[1]
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Death
Padilla died on December 8, 2013 at the St. Luke's Medical Center – Global City in Taguig due to heart failure.[1]
Personal life
A native of Santa Cruz, Manila,[2] Padilla was married to Luzviminda Gumatay with whom he had four children.[6]
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