Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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Philippines at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Philippines (1936-1985, 1986-1998).svg
Flag of the Philippines
IOC code PHI
NOC Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Website www.olympic.ph
in Helsinki
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports. [1]

Contents

Athletics

Basketball

Men's team competition
  • Defeated Israel (57-47)
  • Defeated Hungary (48-35)
  • Lost to Argentina (59-85)
  • Lost to Brazil (52-71)
  • Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place

Boxing

Men's Flyweight:

  1. First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R)
  2. Second Round – Lost to Willie Toweel of South Africa (1 – 2)

Men's Bantamweight:

  1. Second Round – Lost to John McNally of Ireland (0 – 3)

Men's Lightweight:

  1. First Round – Lost to Aleksy Antkiewicz of Poland (0 – 3)

Men's Light-Welterweight:

  1. First Round – Lost to Bruno Visintin of Italy (KO 2R)

Men's Welterweight:

  1. First Round – José Luis Dávalos of Mexico (TKO 3R)

Shooting

Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming

Men

Rank given is within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Sambiao Basanung 1500 m freestyle 20:58.67—Did not advance

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "Philippines at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.


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