List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

Main article: Philippines at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Philippines at the
Olympics

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IOC code| PHI
NOC| Philippine Olympic Committee
Website| www.olympic.ph
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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 Olympics, the Philippines gained three medals, the most medals given in a specific competition until 2020. Ever since then, the Philippines gained multiple medals, with their first gold medal gained at the 2020 Summer Olympics by Hidilyn Diaz. Two more gold medals were gained at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

## History

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Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines. Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines.

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 at Amsterdam, Netherlands, the commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso finished third at 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 2020 Summer Olympics.[10] The country would also win 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 at the gold medal bout, thus claiming silver.[12] The next Olympic medals for the Philippines come 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 at 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 at 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 are 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 at the Men's floor exercise and Men's vault artistic gymnastics finals at Paris, France. Aside from Yulo, two other athletes won with medals, specifically Aira Villegas, with a bronze medal finish in the Women's flyweight boxing category semifinals, and Nesthy Petecio, with a bronze medal in the Women's featherweight boxing category semifinals.[21]

## List of medalists

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Carlos Yulo became the first two-time Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Nesthy Petecio is the first Filipino boxer to win multiple Olympic medals with one silver and one bronze.

### Summer Olympics

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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.

Medal | Name  | Home Region | Sport | Event | Year | Location  | Ref

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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]

### Youth Summer Olympics

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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 | [26]

## Other medalists

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### Mixed-NOCs medalists

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Luis Gabriel Moreno who did not officially medal for the Philippines at the 2014 Youth Summer Olympics did win a medal at 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]

Medal | Name  | Home Region | Sport | Event | Year | Location  | Ref

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Gold  | Luis Gabriel Moreno[note 1]
With Li Jiaman (China) | Luzon  |  Archery | Mixed team | 2014 |  Nanjing, China | [30]

### Demonstration sports

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

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]

## Medal tally by sport

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### Summer Olympics

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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[16]

### Youth Summer Olympics

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Sport  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Sailing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1
Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[16]

#### Mixed-NOCs participation

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Sport  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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Archery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[16]

## Medal tally by individual

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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[16]

### Multiple medalists

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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[16]

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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
Teofilo Yldefonso |  Swimming | 1928–1936 | Summer | Men | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2

* People in bold are still active competitors.

## Notes

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1. ^ In IOC records, this is credited as a gold medal for "mixed teams", or teams that are composed of members from more than one NOCs.

## References

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