Philippines at the Deaflympics

The Philippines has been competing at the Deaflympics since the 2009 edition. The country is represented by the Phil Sports Federation of the Deaf (PSFD).[1]

Philippines at the
Deaflympics
IPC codePHI
National federationPhil Sports Federation of the Deaf
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Deaflympics appearances (overview)

Athletes representing the country in the Deaflympics has never won a medal. The Philippines has yet to participate in the Winter Deaflympic Games.

Summary

Summer Deaflympics
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
2009 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0
2017 0 0 0 0

Participation history

2009 Summer Deaflympics

The PSFD decided to initially focused on bowling and sent a delegation of six bowlers at the 2009 Summer Deaflympics. This is due to the president of the organization at that time, Maria Lovella Catalan, for being known as a player in bowling both in deaf and hearing variants of the sport.[2] Catalan herself competed.[3]

Bowling
  • Maria Lovella Catalan
  • Jorrelle Faytaren
  • Ariscel Lobo
  • Anthony Pacis
  • Christopher Uy
  • Maria Cecilia Villacin

2013 Summer Deaflympics

Two of the six debutants in the 2009 Deaflympics; Catalan and Lobo, returned to compete in the 2013 edition.[4]

Bowling
  • Maria Lovella Catalan
  • Ariscel Lobo

2017 Summer Deaflympics

The Philippines sent a lone athlete in the 2017 edition. The country competed in table tennis for the first time in the Deaflympics.[5]

Table tennis
  • Abrianne Nuevo

See also

References
  1. "Countries | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  2. Mina, Maria Rosanna (10 September 2009). "RP debuts in Summer Deaflympics". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "Taipei 2009 : Philippines - 6 Athletes". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "Sofia 2013 : Philippines - 2 Athletes". Deaflympics. International Committee of Sports for the Deaf. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. Ocampo, Satur (3 June 2017). "Deaf athletes need public encouragement". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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