Ambrosio Padilla was a Filipino basketball player and a member of the Senate of the Philippines. He was one of the most important figures in the Asian basketball development

AMBROSIA PADILLA

In 1930, Padilla played for the Philippines to capture the Far Eastern Games basketball gold medal in Tokyo, Japan. In 1934, he helped the country retain the Far Eastern Games basketball championship held at home for the final time. In 1936, Padilla was the team captain and led the Philippines to a fifth place finished in the 1936 Summer Olympics held at Berlin, Germany. It remains the best finish by an Asian country in men's Olympic basketball history.

Padilla retired from basketball and became the chairman of the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) Basketball Committee from 1938 to 1954. He was later elected senator in 1957 and once served as the Solicitor-General.

7 December 1910

to 1990