Salvador del Rosario

During 1982, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

In 1981, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

For 1980, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

During 1978, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

In 1977, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

For 1976, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

During 1975, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

In 1974, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

For 1973, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

During 1972, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

In 1971 the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

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During 1969, the competitions joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

During 1968, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

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For 1966, the competitions he joined, record established, and awards received are as follows:

Instead of being discouraged, Del Rosario burned more calories in his workouts in a determined effort to keep up and eventually surpassed the leaders in his class. In another six weeks, he was given the task of representing Far Eastern University in the 1965 National Student Meet. This time he broke the 500 lbs barrier by registering a total of 515 lbs. a good fifty pounds over his record in his maiden appearance. However, he was still sixty pounds behind teammate, Arcadio Lacsamana, the winner. Later, in a special tryout, he qualified for the 1963 National "Open" Meet to be held at Cebu City.

During the 1965 Luzon Regional Meet at Olongapo, Zambales, del Rosario for the first time officially broke the 600 pound weightlifting barrier when he made 605 lbs to earn the silver medal. However, he did edge out highly favored Godofredo Canlas, a several time National Champion, a record holder and the Philippine Representative to the 111 Asian Games at Tokyo, Japan.

For the National Championships at Bacolod City, del Rosario clinched his first national crown - the flyweight weightlifting title while breaking a national record. His 226 lbs. lift exceeded the former mark by 6-1/2 lbs. In addition, he earned the right to represent the Philippines in the 1965 World and Asia Meet that was held in Tehran, Iran.

In summary, for 1965, the competitions he joined, records established, and awards received are as follows:

With roughly five months of preparation behind him, Salvador took part in his first competition in the National Junior Weightlifting Championships held at the Rizal Open Arena on June 30, 1963 along with 19 other budding strong men. Competing under the colors of Far Eastern University and weighing only 106.25 lbs., he cut the flyweight diadem with a compilation of 455 lbs. which was more than a hundred and fifty pounds below the Philippine National Record. He was at the time only 18 years old and his auspicious debut delighted local weightlifting circles.

After the 1963 National Tournament, while most of his colleagues just took it easy, Salvador plugged on harder and harder. He bypassed the Regional Meet held in Dagupan City in April 1964 and instead focused all his effort on the National Open slated in August. He was entered in the flyweight class, after his last lift and scores were computed, the Meet officials credited him with a respectable total of 580 pounds which earned him 3rd place honor. A feat that was remarkable at that time despite the fact that he tried to break a Philippine record though in futility.

Del Rosario began serious training in competitive weightlifting in January under the expert guidance of his uncle, Rodrigo Del Rosario. The older Del Rosario was responsible for the Philippines only points in the XIV Olympic Games held at London in 1948 and duplicated the same feat at the Helsinki Olympiad in 1952 together with teammate Pedro Landero.

Salvador Romualdo del Rosario (born October 24, 1944), nicknamed, The Mighty Mite, is a Filipino weightlifter who competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics with a best finish of ninth in 1972 and 1972.

Salvador returned to the Flyweight Class and won back the title he used to dominate at the first major competition of the year - the 23rd Luzon Open Meet held at Aguinaldo gym on August 28.