Philippines at the Olympics
Philippines at the Olympics is a history which includes 23 games in 16 countries and 370+ athletes.[1] Since 1911, the Philippines has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".[2]
Philippines at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals |
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Summer appearances | |
Winter appearances | |
The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for the Philippines is PHI.
History
The Philippine National Olympic Committee was formed in 1911. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1929.[3]
Philippines's team first competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[1]
The team did not compete in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Filipino athletes have also been at the Winter Olympic Games three times after 1972, but not since 1994. The Philippines is the first nation in the tropics to be in the Winter Olympic Games.
Medalists
Summer games
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Bronze | Teofilo Yldefonso | 1928 Amsterdam | Swimming | Men's 400 metre breaststroke |
Bronze | Simeon Toribio | 1932 Los Angeles | Athletics | Men's high jump |
Bronze | José Villanueva | 1932 Los Angeles | Boxing | Men's bantamweight |
Bronze | Teofilo Yldefonso | 1932 Los Angeles | Swimming | Men's 200 metre breaststroke |
Bronze | Miguel White | 1936 Berlin | Athletics | Men's 400 metre hurdles |
Silver | Anthony Villanueva | 1964 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
Bronze | Leopoldo Serantes | 1988 Seoul | Boxing | Men's light flyweight |
Bronze | Roel Velasco | 1992 Barcelona | Boxing | Men's light flyweight |
Silver | Mansueto Velasco | 1996 Atlanta | Boxing | Men's light flyweight |
Silver | Hidilyn Diaz | 2016 Rio De Janiero | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg |
Gold | Hidilyn Diaz | 2020 Tokyo | Weightlifting | Women's 55 kg |
Silver | Nesthy Petecio | 2020 Tokyo | Boxing | Women's featherweight |
Silver | Carlo Paalam | 2020 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's flyweight |
Bronze | Eumir Marcial | 2020 Tokyo | Boxing | Men's middleweight |
Summer Youth games
Medal | Name | Games | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Luis Gabriel Moreno | 2014 Nanjing | Archery | Mixed Team |
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Philippines" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-27.
- ↑ Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
- ↑ Olympic.org, Philippines; retrieved 2012-7-27.