List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

This List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines collects in one location all the names of medalists who participated in the Olympics on behalf of the Philippines.

History

The Philippines began participating at the Olympic Games on the 1924 Summer Olympics held at Amsterdam, with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant. At the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam, the Commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso finished third at the 200 meter breaststroke event. The 1932 Summer Olympics at Los Angeles was the most fruitful for the Filipinos, when they were awarded with three bronze medals. It was even said that Los Angeles' weather helped the athletes as it comparatively the same with that of the Philippines. The Philippines would win another bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics at Berlin.

After independence from the United States, the country did not win another medal until the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics, where boxer Anthony Villanueva was beaten at the gold medal bout. His father, Jose, was one of the bronze medalists in 1936.

Boxing would later bring all of the remaining medals of the country, with Leopoldo Serrantes winning bronze at the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics. Another boxer won a bronze medal 4 year later in Barcelona courtesy of Roel Velasco while his twin brother Mansueto was beaten at the gold medal bout to claim silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta.

Among demonstration sports, the country won one gold and two bronze medals.

List of medalists

References

* [http://www.psc.gov.ph/psc_gms_olympicsframe.htm Philippine Sports Commission]