Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics Philippines
games=1996 Summer
competitors=12
sports=6
flagbearer=Reynaldo Galido [ [http://www.gmanews.tv/story/112169/What-has-happened-since-96 What has happened since '96?] ]
gold=0
silver=1
bronze=0
total=1
rank=61

The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 12-athlete delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting and swimming.

Medalists

Silver

* Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco — Boxing, Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)

Results and competitors by event

=Athletics =

Men's Marathon
* Roy Vence — 2:37.10 (→ 100th place)

Women's Long Jump
*Elma Muros:* Qualification — 6.04m (→ did not advance)

=Badminton=

Amparo "Weena" Lim became the first and only Filipino badminton player to qualify and compete in ths sport of badminton in the Olympics. She lost in the first round 11-6, 11-6 to Katarzyna Krasowska of Poland.

=Boxing=

Men's Light Flyweight (48 kg)
*Mansueto Velasco → Silver Medal
*# First Round — Defeated Chih-Hsiu Tsai (Taiwan), referee stopped contest in first round (02:27)
*# Second Round — Defeated Yosvani Aguilera (Cuba), 14-5
*# Quarter Finals — Defeated Hamid Berhili (Morocco), 20-10
*# Semi Finals — Defeated Rafael Lozano (Spain), 22-10
*# Final — Lost to Daniel Petrov (Bulgaria), 6-19

Men's Flyweight (51 kg)
*Elias Recaido
*# First Round — Defeated Arson Mapfumo (Zimbabwe), 13-2
*# Second Round — Defeated Igor Samoilenko (Moldova), 12-8
*# Quarter Finals — Lost to Maikro Romero (Cuba), 3-18

Men's Bantamweight (54 kg)
*Virgilio Vicera
*# First Round — Lost to Ki-Woong Bae (South Korea) on points (4-8)

Men's Lightweight (60 kg)
*Romeo Brin
*# First Round — Lost to Julio Gonzalez Valladares (Cuba), 13-24

Men's Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
*Reynaldo Galido
*# First Round — Lost to Oktay Urkal (Germany), 2-19

=Equestrian=

Jumping Individual
* Denise Cojuangco

=Shooting=

Men's Trap
* George Earnshaw Men's Double Trap
* George Earnshaw

=Swimming=

Men's 100m Backstroke
*Raymond Papa
*# Heat — 57.67 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)

Men's 200m Backstroke
*Raymond Papa
*# Heat — 2:05.09 (→ did not advance, 25th place)

Women's 200m Backstroke
*Gillian Akiko Thomson
*# Heat — 2:21.36 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

References

*cite book |title=The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results |author=(ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. |publisher=Peachtree Publishers |location=Atlanta |year=1997 |isbn=1-56145-150-9 |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2008-02-13
*cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |accessdate=2008-02-13
* [http://www.psc.gov.ph/psc_games_olympics.htm Philippine Sports Commission]