Philippines at the Olympics | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
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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.
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.[17] 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, and Eumir 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, specifically Aira 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.[20]
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.
A single medal has been credited to the Philippines.[a]
Medal | Name | Home Region | Sport | Event | Year | Location | Ref. |
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Silver | Christian Tio | Visayas | Sailing | Men's Kiteboarding - IKA Twin Tip Racing | 2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | [25] |
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]
Medal | Name | Home Region | Sport | Event | Year | Location | Ref. |
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Gold | Luis Gabriel Moreno [b] With Li Jiaman (China) |
Luzon | Archery | Mixed team | 2014 | Nanjing, China | [30] |
The following are medalists in official demonstrations sports in the Summer Olympic Games.[c]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Year | Location | Ref. |
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Gold | Arianne Cerdeña | Bowling | Women's tournament | 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | [31] |
Bronze | Stephen Fernandez | Taekwondo | Men's bantamweight | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | [32] |
Bronze | Beatriz Lucero | Women's featherweight | [33] |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Gymnastics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Boxing | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18[15] |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[15] |
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Archery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[15] |
Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Carlos Yulo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hidilyn Diaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nesthy Petecio | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Anthony Villanueva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Onyok Velasco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Carlo Paalam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Teófilo Yldefonso | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Simeon Toribio | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
José Villanueva | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Miguel White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Leopoldo Serantes | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Roel Velasco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eumir Marcial | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Aira Villegas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18[15] |
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.
Athlete | Sport | Years | Games | Gender | Total[15] | |||
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Carlos Yulo | Gymnastics | 2020–2024 | Summer | Men | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Hidilyn Diaz | Weightlifting | 2008–2020 | Summer | Women | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Nesthy Petecio | Boxing | 2020–2024 | Summer | Women | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Teófilo Yldefonso | Swimming | 1928–1936 | Summer | Men | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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.