Philippines at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Philippines
games=2004 Summer
competitors=16 (12 men, 4 women)
sports=6
flagbearer=Christopher Camat [Replaced by fellow boxer and Romeo Brin, as Camat was to see action the day after the opening ceremonies] [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/112169/What-has-happened-since-96 What has happened since '96?] ]
officials=

The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

Results by event

=Archery=

Jasmin Figueroa entered the Olympics ranked outside the top 100 in the world, but pulled off a major upset in the opening round, just barely holding off #9 Natalia Valeeva. In the second round, Figueroa fell behind, and while she rallied back to within two points, could not get closer.

Women's individual:
* Jasmin Figueroa
**Ranking Round: 600 points (56th overall)
**1/32 Round: Defeated (9) Natalia Valeeva of Italy (132 - 130)
**1/16 Round: Lost to (24) Almudena Gallardo of Spain (150 - 152)

=Athletics=

The top Filipino in athletics was Gabito, who finished 33rd in the Women's long jump.

Men's Marathon:
* Eduardo Buenavista
**2:28:18 (67th overall)

Women's Long Jump:
* Lerma Gabito
**Qualification: 6.31 m (18th in Group A, did not advance, 33rd overall)

=Boxing=

Four Filipino boxers attended the 2004 Summer Olympics. Two lost their first bouts while the others survived until the second round. The team's combined record was 2-4.

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
* Harry Tañamor
** Round of 32: Defeated Sherali Dostiev of Tajikistan (17 - 12)
** Round of 16: Lost to Hong Moo-Won of South Korea (25 - 42)

Flyweight (– 51 kg)
* Violito Payla
** Round of 32: Lost to Tulashboy Doniyorov of Uzbekistan (26 - 36)

Light Welterweight (– 64 kg)
* Romeo Brin
** Round of 32: Defeated Patrick Bogere of Sweden (43 - 35)
** Round of 16: Lost to Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand (15 - 29)

Middleweight (– 75 kg)
* Christopher Camat
** Round of 32: Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov of Russia (35 - 13)

=Shooting=

The Philippines' only shooter in Athens fell well short of qualifying for the final.

Men's Trap:
* Jethro Dionisio
**Qualification: 109 points (32nd overall, did not advance)

=Swimming=

None of the five Filipino swimmers managed to qualify from their opening heats. The best finish was a 20th place from Jaclyn Pangilinan in the women's 200 metre breaststroke.

Men's 200 metre Freestyle:
* Miguel Molina
**Heat: 1:53.81 (42nd overall, did not advance)

Men's 400 metre Freestyle:
* Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
**Heat: 4:01.99 (36th overall, did not advance)

Men's 1500 metre Freestyle:
* Juan Carlos Miguel Mendoza
**Heat: 16:26.52 (34th overall, did not advance)

Men's 100 metre Breaststroke:
* Raphael Matthew Chua
**Heat: 1:06.37 (50th overall,did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Breaststroke:
* Miguel Molina
**Heat: 2:19.19 (38th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Butterfly:
* James Walsh
**Heat: 2:06.76 (37th overall, did not advance)

Men's 200 metre Individual Medley:
* Miguel Molina
**Heat: 2:05.28 (33rd overall, did not advance)

Men's 400 metre Individual Medley:
* Miguel Molina
**Heat: 4:33.25 (34th overall, did not advance)

Women's 100 metre Breaststroke:
* Jaclyn Pangilinan
**Heat: 1:12.47 (31st overall, did not advance)

Women's 200 metre Breaststroke:
* Jaclyn Pangilinan
** Heat: 2:33.38 (20th overall, did not advance)

=Taekwondo=

The Philippines' best performance at the Athens Games came from Taekwondo, as Mary Antoinette Rivero just survived her first match, then won her quarterfinal handily to reach the semifinals, one match short of a medal. In the semifinal, she fell behind early, and while she managed to make it close, could not catch all the way up. A decisive loss in her repechage match ended her chances of a bronze medal, but her tie for fifth place was the closest any Filipino athlete came to a medal.

Men's Under 58kg:
* Tshomlee Go
** Round of 16: Lost to Juan Ramos of Spain (6 - 7)

Men's Under 80kg:
* Donald David Geisler III
** Round of 16: Lost to Bahri Tanrikulu of Turkey (9 - 9)

Women's Under 67kg:
* Mary Antoinette Rivero
** Round of 16: Defeated Vanina Sanchez Beron of Argentina (10 - 10; Superiority)
** Quarterfinals: Defeated Charmie Sobers of Netherlands (10 - 4)
** Semifinal: Lost to Elisavet Mystakidou of Greece (2 - 3) (advanced to second repechage round)
** Repechage Round 2: Lost to Hwang Kyung-Sun of South Korea (2 - 6)

Officials

*President: Celso L. Dayrit
*Secretary General: Romeo Ribano

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2004/Results/ Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad]
*cite book
last = Wallechinsky
first = David
authorlink = David Wallechinsky
coauthors = Jamie Loucky
title = The Complete Book of the Olympics : 2008 Edition
publisher = Aurum Press
year = 2008
location = London
pages =
isbn = 978-1845133306