Rene Cruz

Rene Cruz was a Filipino sports administrator and police official. He served as the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from 1993 to 1996.^[1]

Rene Cruz
6th President of the Philippine Olympic Committee
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	Jose Sering
Succeeded by	Cristy Ramos
Personal details
Born	1929 or 1930
Died	(2015-09-29)September 29, 2015 (aged 85) Muntinlupa, Philippines

Prior to being a POC president, Cruz served as vice president in 1989. Under his term as POC President, the Philippines won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[2] The country would have an Olympic medal drought until the 2016 edition.^[3] He also served as the head of the Philippine Badminton Association.^[2]

Cruz died at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa due to cardiac arrest on September 29, 2015. He was 85 years old.^[2]