Simeon Toribio
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Simeon G. Toribio (born 3 September 1905) was a Filipino athlete, who won the bronze medal in the high jump at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. He represented the Philippines in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1928.
Simeon Toribio was named the "Filipino Field Athlete of the Half Century" and "Asia's Best Athlete" for winning gold medals in the high jump event in the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1921, 1923, 1927, 1930 and 1934, and the bronze medal at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
In 1930, Toribio was awarded the Helms World Trophy for being Asia's greatest athlete. He became a lawyer and a congressman representing Bohol province where he later settled.
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