GAWILAN Ernie

Date of Birth: 5 May 1991

Age: 30

Gender: Male

Sport Class: S7,SM7

Place of birth: DAVAO

Birth Country:

Philippines

Place of residence : PASIG

Residence Country:

Philippines

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Swimming	Men's 400m Freestyle - S7	6
	Men's 100m Backstroke - S7
	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 Heat 1	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S7 Heat 2	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 400m Freestyle - S7 Final	Finished
	Tokyo Aquatics Centre	Men's 100m Backstroke - S7 Heat 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
Paralympic Games
9	100m Backstroke - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:19.75
10	400m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	4:54.24
15	100m Freestyle - S8	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	1:06.64
World Championships
10	400m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	4:59.77
11	100m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:07.41
11	400m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	4:53.66
12	50m Freestyle - S7	2019	London, GBR	32.49
12	100m Backstroke - S7	2019	London, GBR	1:19.92
12	50m Butterfly - S7	2019	London, GBR	35.05
13	100m Freestyle - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:06.12
15	100m Backstroke - S8	2015	Glasgow, GBR	1:19.97
Asian Para Games
1	400m Freestyle - S7	2018	Jakarta, INA	4:51.00
1	100m Backstroke - S7	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:19.90
1	200m Individual Medley - SM7	2018	Jakarta, INA	2:52.43
2	50m Freestyle - S7	2018	Jakarta, INA	31.93
2	100m Freestyle - S7	2018	Jakarta, INA	1:06.74

Occupation:

Languages spoken:

Tony Ong [national], PHI

He began swimming in 2000 in Samal, Philippines. (spin.ph, 11 Nov 2014)

He was working as a housekeeper in Samal, Philippines, when he had his first encounter with the water. Swimming coach Jude Corpuz took notice of his habit of visiting the ocean during his free time, saw potential, and decided to train him. (sunstar.com.ph, 21 Jun 2019; spin.ph, 11 Nov 2014)

Winning three gold medals and two silver medals at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia. (manilastandard.net, 15 Oct 2018)

Philosophy:

"Let's continue dreaming and work hard to fulfill our dreams." (sunstar.com.ph, 20 Oct 2018)

In 2019 he was named Male Athlete of the Year by the Davao City Sports Council Incorporated and the So Kim Cheng Sports Foundation Incorporated. (mindanaotimes.com.ph, 25 Jun 2019)

General Interest

Classification
S7, SB7, SM7 (IPC, 05 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (alchetron.com, 21 Mar 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (alchetron.com, 21 Mar 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born without the lower part of both his legs and an underdeveloped left arm. (alchetron.com, 21 Mar 2018; mindanaotimes.net, 24 Jan 2015)

General
SHORT FILM
His journey to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was adapted into a five-minute film called 'Gawilan' which was released in 2017. The film was directed and produced by US-based Filipino filmmaker Kelsy Lua, and became a runner-up in the Best Film category at the 2019 Istorya Ng Pag-Asa [Stories of Hope] film festival in the Philippines. (wheninmanila.com, 26 Feb 2021; gololy.ph, 13 Jun 2018)

Milestones

He became the first Filipino athlete from any sport to win a gold medal at the Asian Para Games when he triumphed in the SM7 200m individual medley at the 2018 Games in Indonesia. (SportsDeskOnline, 13 Mar 2019; rappler.com, 08 Oct 2018)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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