Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games

The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila. The country ranked 2nd with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 17 bronze medals with a total of 45 medals to secure its second spot in the medal tally.[1]

Philippines at the
1954 Asian Games
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph (in English)
in Manila
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
14
Silver
14
Bronze
17
Total
45
Asian Games appearances (overview)

Asian Games performance

Boxing produced five gold medals, while swimming and shooting added four golds each. The basketball squad also won the gold medal.

Martin Gison bagged one gold medal in rapid fire pistol, two silvers in small bore rifle and free rifle, and one bronze medal in small bore rifle.

The gold medalists in boxing included Ernesto Sajo (flyweight), Alejandro Ortuoste (bantamweight), Celedonio Espinosa (lightweight), Ernesto Porto (light welterweight), and Vicente Tunacao (middleweight). Two female swimmers - Haydee Coloso and Jocelyn von Giese - made a sensational debut with golden performances in their respective events. [2]

Medal summary

Medal table
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Boxing5106
Shooting44412
Swimming43411
Weightlifting0314
Wrestling0213
Athletics0178
Totals (6 sports)13141744

Basketball Gold medalist
Philippine national team
Bayani Amador Florentino Bautista
Jose Ma. Cacho Napoleon Flores
Antonio Genato Rafael Hechanova (Captain)
Eduardo Lim Carlos Loyzaga
Ramon Manulat Lauro Mumar
Francisco Rabat Ignacio Ramos
Ponciano Saldaña Mariano Tolentino
Head coach: Herminio Silva (6-0 won-loss record)

References
  1. 1954 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "How RP has fared through the years". philstar.com.


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