Jacinto Cayco
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
Born1924 or 1925
Died (aged 96)
Sport
SportSwimming
College teamUniversity of Santo Tomas
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Philippines
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi200m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 1951 New Delhi3x100 medley relay
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo4x100 medley relay

Jacinto S. Cayco (1924/5 – 17 February 2021) was a Filipino swimmer and referee who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1] He also had a brother named, Pedro who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]

Cayco won two gold medals at the 1951 Asian Games; one at the 200 meters breaststroke event and the other was won with Nurhatab Rajab and Artemio Salamat at the 3x100 medley relay.[3] At the 1954 Asian Games he was captain of the swimming team. At the 1958 Asian Games he won a silver medal at the 4x100 medley relay with three other swimmers.[4]

He was also a varsity player of the University of Santo Tomas swimming team from 1946 to 1953. After his competitive stint as a swimmer he became a referee. As a referee he officiated at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games and in national-level competitions such as the Palarong Pambansa, Philippine National Games, and Batang Pinoy.[4] Cayco was named into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame on 25 January 2016.[5] He died on 17 February 2021 at the age of 96.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Fernandez, Amanda (14 March 2014). "Oldest Pinoy Olympian wants new athletes to be more dedicated". GMA News. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Olympians remember Phl glory years". The Philippine Star. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Alinea, Eddie (17 February 2008). "Remembering Andres Franco". The Manila Times. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Name: CAYCO, JACINTO S., President". Association of Swimming Officials of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Giongco, Nick (26 January 2016). "Sports heroes of decades past honored". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Li, Matthew (18 February 2021). "Olympian Jack Cayco, 96, passes away". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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