Juan K. Taduran was a Filipino track and field athlete who competed in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

and in

middle-distance running Middle-distance running events are Track and field#Running, track races longer than Sprint (running), sprints, up to 3000 metres. The standard middle distances are the 800 metres, 1500 metres and mile run, although the 3000 metres may also be clas ...

events. In the 1920s he won three consecutive gold medals in the decathlon at the Far Eastern Championship Games – a forerunner of the

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

. Taduran made his first international impact at the

1919 Far Eastern Championship Games The 1919 Far Eastern Games was the fourth edition of the regional multi-sport event, contested between China, Japan and the Philippines, and was held from 12 to 16 May 1919 in Manila, the Philippines. A total of eight sports were contested over the ...

in Manila, where he was the close runner-up to China's Chu Ente in the decathlon and placed third in the

880-yard run The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

. He returned for the 1921 Games and defeated defending Ente in Shanghai to become the Far Eastern decathlon champion – the second Filipino to do so after Genaro Saavedra.Far East Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2015-01-14. He won that title two more times successively at the 1923 Games and 1925 Games. This made him the second athlete to win three straight titles in an event at the competition, after multiple sprint champion

Fortunato Catalon Fortunato Catalon (14 October 1897 – 2 July 1977) was a Filipino track and field sprinter. Biography Born in Tolosa, Leyte, Catalon came from a family of rural farmers. He took up sports at Leyte High School, but failed in his initial attempts ...

. Ultimately this made him the most successful

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athlete in the competition's history. Taduran also won an 800 metres bronze medal in his final appearance in 1925. Following his retirement from athletics he turned to coaching and was head coach of the Filipino baseball team for the

1930 Far Eastern Championship Games The 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games was the ninth edition of the regional multi-sport event and was held from 24 to 27 May 1930 in Tokyo, Empire of Japan. A total of eight sports were contested over the course of the five-day event.Bell, Dani ...

. The Philippines were defeated in all games at that tournament.Official Programme Ninth Championship Games
. Far Eastern Athletic Association. Retrieved on 2015-01-14.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Taduran, Juan Year of birth missing Year of death missing Filipino male decathletes Filipino sports coaches Baseball coaches Filipino male middle-distance runners