Rudy Fernandez (1947)
Rodolfo Fernandez, commonly known as Rudy and referred to as the “Iron Man of Asia”, was a multi-awarded, one-legged Filipino triathlete from Iloilo who had finished a degree in Physical Education…
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Matti Sippala (1908)
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