Teófilo Yldefonso

Teófilo Yldefonso
Yldefonso at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
Born
Teófilo Yldefonso y de la Cruz

(1903-11-05)November 5, 1903
DiedJune 19, 1942(1942-06-19) (aged 38)
Spouse
Manuela Ella
(m. 1925)
Children6
Military career
Allegiance United States
Philippine Commonwealth
BranchUnited States Army
Service years1922–1942
RankSergeant
Unit57th Infantry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)
ConflictsJapanese occupation of the Philippines (World War II)
Sports career
Nickname
"Ilocano Shark"
National team Philippines
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the Philippines
Olympic Games
1928 Amsterdam 200 m breaststroke
1932 Los Angeles 200 m breaststroke
Far Eastern Championship Games
1923 Osaka 200 m breaststroke
1927 Shanghai 200 m breaststroke
1930 Tokyo 200 m breaststroke
1934 Manila 200 m breaststroke

Teófilo E. Yldefonso (born Teófilo Yldefonso y de la Cruz; November 5, 1903 – June 19, 1942) was a Filipino breaststroke swimmer. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win an Olympic medal, and the first Filipino to win multiple medals.