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| Philippines at the 2009 Asian Indoor Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Hanoi | |
| Competitors | 23 in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 20th |
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| Asian Indoor Games appearances | |
The Philippines participated in the 2009 Asian Indoor Games held in Hanoi, Vietnam from October 28 to November 8 with 138 athletes competing in 17 sport events. It won 1 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze medals. [1]
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gold | Annie Albania |  Boxing | Women's Flyweight 51kg |
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Silver | Mitchel Martinez | Boxing | Women's Featherweight 60kg |
| 2 | Silver | Miguel Molina |  Short course swimming | Men's Individual Medley 200m |
| 3 | Silver | Rhea May Rifani |  Wushu | Women's Sanda 52kg |
| 4 | Silver | Maricel Subang |  Muay Thai | Women's Flyweight 48– 51kg |
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bronze | Engelberto Rivera |  Bowling | Men's Singles |
| 2 | Bronze | Josie Gabuco | Boxing | Women's Pinweight 46kg |
| 3 | Bronze | Jennifer Lagilag | Wushu | Women's Sanda 48kg |
| 4 | Bronze | Zaidi Laruan | Muay Thai | Men's Lightweight 57–60kg |
| 5 | Bronze | Jay Harold Gregorio | Muay Thai | Men's Welterweight 63.5–67kg |
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Muay Thai | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Wushu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Short course swimming | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bowling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
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