Loreto "Bonnie" Dilema Carbonell was a Filipino basketball player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
13 Facts About Loreto Carbonell
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Loreto Carbonell played for the YCO Painters of the Manila Industrial and Commercial Athletic Association.
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Loreto Carbonell helped the team win the bronze medal at the 1954 FIBA World Championship and was part of the Leo Prieto-coached squad that participated at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
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Loreto Carbonell was part of the team which defended their Asian Games title in the 1958 edition of the games.
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Loreto Carbonell played for the Philippine team which finished in eight place in the 1959 FIBA World Championship.
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Loreto Carbonell then led the team to a title a year later at the 1960 ABC Championship.
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Loreto Carbonell failed to make it to the national team which competed 1960 Summer Olympics due to contracting sinusitis during the tryouts.
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Loreto Carbonell never played for the national team after that.
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Loreto Carbonell aided the team of his alma mater, San Beda win two consecutive NCAA titles in 1977 and 1978.
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The Loreto Carbonell-coached Beer Hausen Brewmasters had a runner up finish in the 1984 PBA Second All-Filipino Conference losing to Great Taste in the finals.
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Loreto Carbonell served as a consultant for San Beda until his death.
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Loreto Carbonell died on 23 September 2017 due to cardiac arrest.
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Loreto Carbonell is part of the San Beda Sports Hall of Fame.