Philippines at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Philippines at the
1948 Summer Olympics

Flag of the Philippines

IOC code| PHI
NOC| Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Website| www.olympic.ph
in London
Competitors| 26 in 8 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. A total of 26 competitors, all men, participated in 18 events across 8 sports.[1]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men
Track & road events
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Bernabe Lovina | 100 m | (11.32)  | 5  | Did not advance
200 m | 23.2  | 3  | Did not advance

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Ricardo Adolfo | Flyweight |  Pérez (ARG)
L RSC 2  | Did not advance
Bonifacio Zarcal | Bantamweight |  Zuddas (ITA)
L | Did not advance
Leon Trani | Featherweight |  Antkiewicz (POL)
L | Did not advance
Ernesto Porto | Lightweight | Bye  |  Dreyer (RSA)
L | Did not advance
Mariano Vélez | Welterweight |  Blackburn (CAN)
L | Did not advance

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1948 Summer Olympics

* Preliminary round (group B)

* Defeated Iraq (102-30)
* Defeated South Korea (35-33)
* Lost to Chile (39-68)
* Defeated China (51-32)
* Lost to Belgium (35-37)

* Classification 9-16

* Defeated Argentina (45-43)

* Classification 9-12

* Lost to Peru (29-40)

* Classification 11/12

* Lost to Belgium (34-38) → did not advance, 12th place

* Team roster

* Manuel Araneta
* Ramon Campos Jr.
* Eduardo Decena
* Andres dela Cruz
* Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo (c)
* Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo
* Edgardo "Eduardo" Fulgencio
* Primitivo Martinez
* Lauro Mumar
* Francisco Vestil

* Head coach: Dionisio "Chito" Calvo

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1948.

25 metre pistol

* Martin Gison

50 metre pistol

* Martin Gison
* Albert von Einsiedel

50 metre rifle

* Martin Gison
* Albert von Einsiedel
* César Jayme

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's 400m Freestyle

* Sambiao Basanung

Men's 1500m Freestyle

* Sambiao Basanung

Men's 200m Breaststroke

* René Amabuyok
* Jacinto Cayco

## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Rodrigo del Rosario | Men's 60 kg | 97.5  | 2  | 92.5  | 11  | 117.5  | 14  | 307.5  | 5

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Men's Bantamweight

* Francisco Vicera

## References

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1. ^ "Philippines at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

## External links

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* Philippine Sports Commission
* Official Olympic Reports

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Africa|

* Egypt
* South Africa

America|

* Argentina
* Bermuda
* Brazil
* British Guiana
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Panama
* Peru
* Puerto Rico
* Trinidad
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Burma
* Ceylon
* China
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Philippines
* Korea
* Lebanon
* Pakistan
* Singapore
* Syria
* Turkey

Europe|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Czechoslovakia
* Denmark
* Finland
* France
* Great Britain
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Italy
* Liechtenstein
* Luxembourg
* Malta
* Monaco
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Yugoslavia

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand

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