Philippines at the Olympics

The Philippines has competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since its debut in the 1924 edition, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Filipino athletes have also competed at the Winter Olympic Games on five occasions since 1972.

Philippines at the
Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
7
Total
10
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The country has also participated in the Summer Youth Olympic Games as well as in the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Participation
See also: Philippines at the Youth Olympics

Participation of Filipino athletes in the Olympics is sanctioned by its National Olympic Committee (NOC). Its NOC since 1975 is the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Prior to that date, the Philippines was represented by the POC's predecessor, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation which was founded in 1911. The Philippines is a recognized member of the International Olympic Committee since 1929.

Filipino athletes have won a total of ten Olympic medals (as of 2016 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport.[1] No Filipino athlete has ever won a gold medal, making the Philippines the country that has won the second most medals without winning gold behind Malaysia (which have only 11 medals).

Summer Olympic Games

The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, making it the first country to compete and, later in 1928, won a medal in Southeast Asia. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Philippines also decided against participating at the 1940 Summer Olympics before the Games was ultimately cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.[2]

Winter Olympic Games

The Philippines first participated at the Winter Olympic Games in 1972, when it sent two alpine skiers.[3]

Medal tables
See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Regular Games

Youth Games
Further information: Philippines at the Youth Olympics

List of medalists
Main article: List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

9 medalists have won 10 medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics while no medal has ever been won for the country at the Winter Olympics.

Art competitions

The Philippines had representation in art competitions in the Summer Olympics participating in the 1948 games, the last edition of the games in when art competitions were held. Filipino sculptor Graciano Nepomuceno[4] and painter Hernando Ocampo[5] represented the Philippines in 1948.

See also

References
  1. Chay Lazaro (17 July 2013). "INFOGRAPHIC: Olympic medals won by the Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  2. "Philippines Out of Olympics at Helsinki". Berkeley Daily Gazette. 29 November 1939. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. The Official Report of XIth Winter Olympic Games, Sapporo 1972 (PDF). The Organizing Committee for the Sapporo Olympic Winter Games. 1973. pp. 32, 145, 447. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. "Graciano Nepomuceno". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  5. "Hernando Ocampo". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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