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 in the 1924 Summer Olympics held at Paris, with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant. At the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam, the Commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo 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 was comparatively as 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, José, was one of the bronze medalists in 1932.
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 years later in Barcelona courtesy of Roel Velasco while his brother Mansueto was beaten at the gold medal bout to claim silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics at Atlanta.
There would be another medal drought; it was broken after 20 years (equivalent to 5 Summer Olympics) in the 2016 Summer Olympics when Hidilyn Diaz won silver at women's 53 kg weightlifting, at Rio de Janeiro. ` Among demonstration sports, the country won one gold and two bronze medals; this doesn't include the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008 wherein the country won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, for this was not an official Olympic demonstration sport. In the Summer Youth Olympics, Luis Gabriel Moreno along with China's Li Jiaman won a gold medal at the mixed team event in Nanjing 2014. This is the first gold Olympic medal by a Filipino athlete in a non-demonstration sport though the medal is credited to the Mixed-NOCs team rather than the Philippines or China.
List of medalists
Summer Olympics
A total of 9 athletes has won a combined 3 silver medals and 7 bronze medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics.
Winter Olympics
The Philippines has yet to medal in the Winter Olympics.
Youth Summer Olympics
A single medal won by athlete has been credited to the Philippines. This excludes medals won in mixed international team events which are credited to the Mixed-NOCs teams.
Medal | Name | Final opponent | Event | Sport | Year | Location |
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Christian Tio | Deury Corniel Toni Vodišek | Boys' IKA Twin Tip Racing | Sailing | 2018 Summer Youth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | |
Youth Winter Olympics
The Philippines has yet to medal in the Youth Winter Olympics.
Other medalists
Mixed-NOCs medalists
As per the International Olympic Committee, the Philippines has yet to win a medal at the Youth Olympics. 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).
Medal | Name | Final opponent | Event | Sport | Year | Location |
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Luis Gabriel Moreno[note 1] With Li Jiaman (China) | Cynthia Freywald Muhamad Zarif Syahiir Zolkepeli Final | Mixed team | Archery | 2014 Summer Youth | Nanjing, China |
Demonstration sports
The following are medalist in official demonstrations spots in the Summer Olympic Games. This excludes the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008, which was not an official Olympic demonstration sport for the 2008 edition.
Medal | Name | Final opponent | Event | Sport | Year | Location |
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Arianne Cerdeña | Atsuko Asai | Women's bowling | Bowling | 1988 | Seoul, South Korea | |
Stephen Fernandez | Sayed Youssef Najem Semi-final | Men's bantamweight | Taekwondo | 1992 | Barcelona, Spain | |
Beatriz Lucero | Aysegul Ergin Semi-final | Women's featherweight |
Medal tally by sport
Summer Olympics
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Boxing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Swimming | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Mixed-NOCs participation
Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Archery | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medal tally by individual
Person | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Villanueva | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mansueto Velasco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hidilyn Diaz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Teófilo Yldefonso | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 others | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
- 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.