Fortunato Catalon (4 February 1898[1] – 2 July 1977) was a Filipino track and field sprinter, who was active in the first half of 1900s.

Catalon returned to defend his individual title at the 1919 Manila Games and successfully did so by equalling his 100-yard record and bettering his 220-yard time to 23.0 seconds.

[8] News of his near-world record runs spread to Western media through Fred England and Elwood Brown – the Americans who led the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation.

[12] At the 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games held in Manila, Catalon won his fifth consecutive 100m title (starting from the 100-yard dash), but came second in the 200m to Nepomuceno, breaking his undefeated record.

This brought Catalon's tally of individual medals at the competition to nine – a record in the athletics section by a margin of two (over Mikio Oda's seven eventual titles).

[13] He was the starter for the 100 m final for the 1954 Asian Games, also held in Manila, and his lenient starting approach favoured Genaro Cabrera – the Filipino silver medallist.

[14] Catalon studied into his twenties and eventually received a college diploma from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila.