List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines explained

See main article: Philippines at the Olympics.

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Nocname:Philippine Olympic Committee
Games:Olympics
Flagcaption:Flag of the Philippines
Gold:3
Silver:5
Bronze:10

The Philippines made its debut in the Olympics during the 1924 Summer Olympics. The Philippines won its first medal during the 1928 Summer Olympics. During the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Philippines gained three medals, the most medals given in a specific competition until 2020. The Philippines gained its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics by Hidilyn Diaz.

History

The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France[1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.[3] [4] [5] In the next Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso finished third in the men's 200 metre breaststroke aquatic event.[6] [7] In the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics,[8] the country was awarded three bronze medals, the most for the Filipinos until the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] The country also won another bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, when Miguel White gained a bronze medal in the men's 400 metre hurdles athletic event.[10]

After independence from the United States, the country did not win another medal until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, when boxer Anthony Villanueva was beaten in the gold medal bout, thus claiming silver.[11] The next Olympic medals for the Philippines came from boxing, with Leopoldo Serantes winning bronze at Seoul 1988,[12] Roel Velasco winning another bronze four years later in Barcelona, Spain,[13] and his brother Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco claiming silver after losing in the gold medal bout in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.[14]

After a long medal drought in four Summer Olympics, from 2000 to 2012,[15] the Philippines won another medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics when Hidilyn Diaz finished second at the women's 53 kg weightlifting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[16] Four years later, Diaz won the country's first ever gold medal in the Olympic Games.[17]

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Philippines had its highest medal haul in Olympic history with four, eclipsing the three medals the country won in 1932. Together with Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal finish in the women's 55 kg weightlifting category,[18] [19] [20] the other athletes finishing with medals were Nesthy Petecio,[21] winning a silver medal in the women's featherweight boxing finals, Carlo Paalam,[22] also winning a silver medal in the men's flyweight boxing finals, andEumir Marcial, with a bronze medal finish in the men's middleweight boxing category semifinals.[23]

In the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Philippines won two gold medals when Carlos Yulo finished first in the men's floor exercise and men's vault artistic gymnastics finals in Paris, France. Aside from Yulo, two other athletes won medals, specificallyAira Villegas, with a bronze medal finish in the women's flyweight boxing category semi-finals, and Nesthy Petecio, with a bronze medal in the women's featherweight boxing category semi-finals.

List of medalists

Summer Olympics

A total of 14 athletes have won 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics. These Olympians are entitled to government incentives under Republic Act 9064 and Republic Act 10699.

Medals gained from the Summer Olympics! Medal !! Name !Home Region!! Sport !! Event !! Year !! Location!
Bronze Luzon Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bronze Mindanao Men's high jump1932 Los Angeles, United States[24]
BronzeLuzon SwimmingMen's 200 metre breaststroke
BronzeLuzon BoxingMen's bantamweight
BronzeLuzon AthleticsMen's 400 metre hurdles Berlin, Germany
Silver Luzon Tokyo, Japan
BronzeLuzon BoxingMen's light flyweight1988 Seoul, South Korea
BronzeVisayas Men's light flyweight Barcelona, Spain
SilverVisayas BoxingMen's light flyweight1996 Atlanta, United States
SilverMindanao Women's 53 kg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GoldMindanao WeightliftingWomen's 55 kg2020 Tokyo, Japan
SilverMindanao BoxingWomen's featherweight
SilverMindanao BoxingMen's flyweight
BronzeMindanao BoxingMen's middleweight
GoldLuzon GymnasticsMen's floor exercise2024 Paris, France
GoldMen's vault
BronzeVisayas BoxingWomen's flyweight
Bronze Mindanao BoxingWomen's featherweight

Youth Summer Olympics

A single medal has been credited to the Philippines.

Other medalists

Mixed-NOCs medalists

Luis Gabriel Moreno, who did not officially medal for the Philippines at the 2014 Youth Summer Olympics, did win a medal in the Mixed team event along with Chinese archer Li Jiaman which was credited to the Mixed-NOCs team (MIX) rather than the Philippines (PHI) or China (CHN).[26] [27] [28] [29]

Medals gained from Mixed teams! Medal !! Name !Home Region!! Sport !! Event !! Year !! Location !
Gold
LuzonMixed team[30]

Demonstration sports

The following are medalists in official demonstrations sports in the Summer Olympic Games.

Medals gained from Demonstration sports! Medal !! Name !! Sport !! Event !! Year !! Location !
GoldWomen's tournament [31]
Bronze[32]
Bronze[33]

Medal tally by sport

Summer Olympics

Gold!style="text-align:center;background-color:silver;"
SilverBronzeTotal
2 0 0 2
1 1 0 2
0 4 6 10
0 0 2 2
0 0 2 2
Total 3 5 10 18

Youth Summer Olympics

Gold!style="text-align:center;background-color:silver;"
SilverBronzeTotal
Sailing0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1

Mixed-NOCs participation

Gold!style="text-align:center;background-color:silver;"
SilverBronzeTotal
Archery1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Medal tally by individual

Gold!style="text-align:center;background-color:silver;"
SilverBronzeTotal
2002
1102
0112
0101
0101
0101
0022
0011
0011
0011
0011
0011
0011
0011
Total 3 5 10 18

Multiple medalists

According to official data of the International Olympic Committee, this is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for the Philippines.

Multi-medalists
AthleteSportYearsGamesGenderTotal
2020–2024 Summer Men 2 0 0 2
2008–2020 Summer Women 1 1 0 2
2020–2024 Summer Women 0 1 1 2
1928–1936 Summer Men 0 0 2 2

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Past Olympic host city election results . . 17 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110124022022/http://www.gamesbids.com/eng/past.html . 24 January 2011 . dead .
  3. Book: Ling . Huping . Asian American History and Culture: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia . Austin . Allan W. . March 17, 2015 . . 978-1-317-47645-0 . 298 . 4 August 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916082643/https://books.google.com/books?id=0PFnBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA298#v=onepage&q&f=false . 16 September 2024 . live.
  4. Web site: August 4, 2024 . David Nepomuceno life as an Olympian; Biography . Olympedia.
  5. http://www.olympic.ph/history.html Philippine Olympic Committee
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165135/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/yl/teofilo-yldefonso-1.html . Teófilo Yldefonso . 2020-04-17 . dead.
  7. Web site: Teofio Yldefonso (PHI) 1903-1942: 2010 Honor Pioneer Swimmer . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905182908/http://www.ishof.org/teofio-yldefonso-(phi).html . 5 September 2015 . 1 August 2021 . .
  8. News: April 10, 1923 . Los Angeles gets Olympics of 1932 . . 17 . . 72 . 23817.
  9. Web site: 7 September 2013 . Olympics 2020: Tokyo wins race to host Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205031153/https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/24002795 . 5 February 2016 . 13 February 2018 . BBC Sport.
  10. Web site: Miguel White . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032755/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74553 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  11. Web site: Featherweight (≤57 kilograms), Men . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502062607/http://www.olympedia.org/results/23382 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  12. Web site: Philippines at the 1988 Summer Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032858/http://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI/editions/22 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  13. Web site: Philippines at the 1992 Summer Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032819/http://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI/editions/23 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  14. Web site: Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228210839/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI/editions/24 . 28 February 2021 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  15. Web site: Philippines (PHI) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128034301/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI . 28 November 2023 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  16. Web site: Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210228210944/https://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI/editions/59 . 28 February 2021 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  17. Web site: Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240622143007/http://www.olympedia.org/countries/PHI/editions/61 . 22 June 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  18. News: Morales . Luisa . Hidilyn Diaz finally captures elusive Olympic gold for Philippines . July 26, 2021 . . 4 August 2024 . 9 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909140559/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/07/26/2115385/hidilyn-diaz-finally-captures-elusive-olympic-gold-philippines . live .
  19. News: Hidilyn Diaz wins PH's first Olympic gold medal . . July 26, 2021 . 4 August 2024 . 26 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210726135918/https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/796884/hidilyn-diaz-wins-ph-s-first-olympic-gold-medal/story/ . live .
  20. Web site: August 4, 2024 . Olympic Games Paris 2024: All Philippines' medal winners – full list . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240805022124/https://olympics.com/en/news/olympic-games-paris-2024-all-philippines-medal-winners-full-list . 5 August 2024 . 4 August 2024 . International Olympic Committee.
  21. Web site: Nesthy Petecio . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032932/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145878 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  22. Web site: Carlo Paalam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032832/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145885 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
  23. Web site: Eumir Marcial . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240502032833/http://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145886 . 2 May 2024 . 2024-09-15 . www.olympedia.org.
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  25. Web site: 2018-10-16 . Kiteboarder nabs silver for Philippines in Youth Olympic Games . 2024-09-15 . Panay News . en-GB . 15 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240915135010/https://www.panaynews.net/kiteboarder-nabs-silver-for-philippines-in-youth-olympic-games/ . live .
  26. Web site: Nanjing 2014 World Youth Olympics . 28 August 2012 . Olympic Council of Ireland . 13 February 2014 . The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event held every four years. The event will follow the existing Olympic format of staggered summer and winter games. The idea for such an event was introduced by International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge in 2001. On 5 July 2007, IOC members at the 119th IOC session in Guatemala City approved the creation of a youth version of the Olympic Games. . 22 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922153722/http://www.olympics.ie/news/6140-nanjing-2014-world-youth-olympics.html . dead .
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  28. Web site: 2 nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820021543/http://assets.olympic.org/YOG_report/YOG2014-EvComReport-EN.pdf . 2012-08-20 . 13 August 2012 . International Olympic Committee .
  29. News: Cordero . Abac . 25 August 2014 . Moreno, Chinese partner win archery’s mixed event . 19 September 2024 . The Philippine Star.
  30. Web site: 2014-08-24 . Archer Gab Moreno nails first-ever Philippines gold in Youth Olympic Games . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160823180659/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/376224/sports/othersports/archer-gab-moreno-nails-first-ever-philippines-gold-in-youth-olympic-games . 23 August 2016 . 2024-09-15 . . en.
  31. Web site: Angeles . Steve . 13 August 2016 . Arianne Cerdena: The 1st Filipina to taste Olympic glory . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230521140719/https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/13/16/arianne-cerdena-the-1st-filipina-to-taste-olympic-glory . 21 May 2023 . 15 September 2024 . ABS-CBN.
  32. Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . 29 August 2021 . Olympism alive in Tokyo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916082645/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/08/29/2123306/olympism-alive-tokyo . 16 September 2024 . 2024-09-15 . The Philippine Star.
  33. Web site: Henson . Joaquin M. . 25 January 2018 . Inspiring athletes with Bea’s story . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240916082750/https://www.philstar.com/sports/2018/01/25/1781210/inspiring-athletes-beas-story . 16 September 2024 . 2024-09-15 . The Philippine Star.

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