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
Flag of the Philippines
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
10
Summer appearances
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
  • 1980
  • 1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1996
  • 2000
  • 2004
  • 2008
  • 2012
  • 2016
  • 2020
Winter appearances
  • 1972
  • 1976–1984
  • 1988
  • 1992
  • 1994–2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022

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
3 BronzeTeofilo Yldefonso1928 AmsterdamSwimmingMen's 400 metre breaststroke
3 BronzeSimeon Toribio1932 Los AngelesAthleticsMen's high jump
3 BronzeJosé Villanueva1932 Los AngelesBoxingMen's bantamweight
3 BronzeTeofilo Yldefonso1932 Los AngelesSwimmingMen's 200 metre breaststroke
3 BronzeMiguel White1936 BerlinAthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles
2 Silver Anthony Villanueva1964 TokyoBoxingMen's featherweight
3 BronzeLeopoldo Serantes1988 SeoulBoxingMen's light flyweight
3 BronzeRoel Velasco1992 BarcelonaBoxingMen's light flyweight
2 Silver Mansueto Velasco1996 AtlantaBoxingMen's light flyweight
2 Silver Hidilyn Diaz2016 Rio De JanieroWeightliftingWomen's 53 kg

Summer Youth games
Medal Name Games Sport Event
1 Gold Luis Gabriel Moreno2014 NanjingArcheryMixed Team

References
  1. SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Philippines" Archived 2020-04-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  2. Olympics.org, "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-27.
  3. Olympic.org, Philippines; retrieved 2012-7-27.

Other websites
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.