Philippines at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | PHI |
NPC | Philippine Sports Association of the Differently Abled (PHILSPADA) |
in Athens | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team had two Powerlifting athletes, one man and one woman, neither of whom won a medal. [1] [2] Previous to this edition of the Paralympics, the Philippines likewise failed to win an Olympic medal in Athens yet again.
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Agustin Kitan | -52kg | 120 | 14 |
Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
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Adeline Ancheta | +82.5kg | 110 | 7 |
The Philippines made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and has been fielding athletes up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. Powerlifter Adeline Dumapong won her country's first Paralympic medal when she took the bronze medal in the Up to 82.5 kg event, lifting 110 kg in the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.
The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
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