List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

Philippines at the Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
Medals	Gold 3 Silver 5 Bronze 10 Total 18
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 2024
Winter appearances
1972 1976–1984 1988 1992 1994–2010 2014 2018 2022

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. Two more gold medals were gained at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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][8] In the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics,^[9] the country was awarded three bronze medals, the most for the Filipinos until the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12] The next Olympic medals for the Philippines came from boxing, with Leopoldo Serrantes winning bronze at Seoul 1988,^[13] Roel Velasco winning another bronze four years later in Barcelona, Spain,^[14] and his brother Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco claiming silver after losing in the gold medal bout in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.^[15]

After a long medal drought in four Summer Olympics, from 2000 to 2012,^[16] 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.^[17] Four years later, Diaz won the country's first ever gold medal in the Olympic Games.^[18]

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.^[18] Together with Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal finish in the women's 55 kg weightlifting category,^[19][20][21] the other athletes finishing with medals were Nesthy Petecio,^[22] winning a silver medal in the women's featherweight boxing finals, Carlo Paalam,^[23] 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.^[24]

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.^[21]

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	Ref
Bronze	Teófilo Yldefonso	Luzon	Swimming	Men's 200 metre breaststroke	1928	Amsterdam, Netherlands	[6]
Bronze	Simeon Toribio	Mindanao	Athletics	Men's high jump	1932	Los Angeles, United States	[25]
Bronze	Teófilo Yldefonso	Luzon	Swimming	Men's 200 metre breaststroke			[25]
Bronze	José Villanueva	Luzon	Boxing	Men's bantamweight			[25]
Bronze	Miguel White	Luzon	Athletics	Men's 400 metre hurdles	1936	Berlin, Germany	[25]
Silver	Anthony Villanueva	Luzon	Boxing	Men's featherweight	1964	Tokyo, Japan	[25]
Bronze	Leopoldo Serantes	Luzon	Boxing	Men's light flyweight	1988	Seoul, South Korea	[25]
Bronze	Roel Velasco	Visayas	Boxing	Men's light flyweight	1992	Barcelona, Spain	[25]
Silver	Onyok Velasco	Visayas	Boxing	Men's light flyweight	1996	Atlanta, United States	[25]
Silver	Hidilyn Diaz	Mindanao	Weightlifting	Women's 53 kg	2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	[25]
Gold	Hidilyn Diaz	Mindanao	Weightlifting	Women's 55 kg	2020	Tokyo, Japan	[25]
Silver	Nesthy Petecio	Mindanao	Boxing	Women's featherweight			[25]
Silver	Carlo Paalam	Mindanao	Boxing	Men's flyweight			[25]
Bronze	Eumir Marcial	Mindanao	Boxing	Men's middleweight			[25]
Gold	Carlos Yulo	Luzon	Gymnastics	Men's floor exercise	2024	Paris, France	[21]
Gold				Men's vault			[21]
Bronze	Aira Villegas	Visayas	Boxing	Women's flyweight			[21]
Bronze	Nesthy Petecio	Mindanao	Boxing	Women's featherweight			[21]

A single medal has been credited to the Philippines.^[a]

Medals gained from the Youth Summer Olympics

Medal	Name	Home Region	Sport	Event	Year	Location	Ref
Silver	Christian Tio	Visayas	Sailing	Men's Kiteboarding - IKA Twin Tip Racing	2018	Buenos Aires, Argentina	[26]

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).^[27][28][29]

Medals gained from Mixed teams

Medal	Name	Home Region	Sport	Event	Year	Location	Ref
Gold	Luis Gabriel Moreno [note 1] 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.^[b]

Medals gained from Demonstration sports

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Year	Location	Ref
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]

Medal tally by sport (Summer Olympics)

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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[16]

Medal tally by sport (Youth Summer Olympics)

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Sailing	0	1	0	1
Total	0	1	0	1[16]

Medal tally by sport (Mixed teams)

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Archery	1	0	0	1
Total	1	0	0	1[16]

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

Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender				Total[16]
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
Teofilo Yldefonso	Swimming	1928–1936	Summer	Men	0	0	2	2

• People in bold are still active competitors.