About Rene Cruz
Lived 1926 – 2015 (aged 88–89). Rene Cruz was a sports executive.
Rene Roque Cruz was a Filipino sports administrator and police official. He served as the president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) from 1993 to 1996.
Prior to being a POC president, Cruz served as vice president in 1989. Under his term as POC President, the Philippines won a silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. The country would have an Olympic medal drought until the 2016 edition. He also served as the head of the Philippine Badminton Association.
Cruz died at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Alabang, Muntinlupa due to cardiac arrest on September 29, 2015. He was 85 years old.
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Who was Rene Cruz?
Filipino sports administrator
When was Rene Cruz born?
Rene Cruz was born on 5 February 1926.
When did Rene Cruz die?
Rene Cruz died in 2015.
What was Rene Cruz's occupation?
Rene Cruz was a sports executive.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rene Cruz. https://biography.guide/rene-cruz/
MLA: "Rene Cruz." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/rene-cruz/.
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