Philippines at the Olympics

Philippines at the Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
Medals Ranked 84th	Gold 3 Silver 5 Bronze 10 Total 18
Summer appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1972 1976–1984 1988 1992 1994–2010 2014 2018 2022 2026

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 six occasions since 1972.

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

Significantly, the Philippines was the first Southeast-Asian country to have medaled at the games; a bronze courtesy of Teófilo Yldefonso during the 1928 Amsterdam games. In 2021, the Philippines won its first-ever gold medal when Hidilyn Diaz won in Tokyo. Another milestone came in 2024 when Carlos Yulo won 2 gold medals in Paris becoming the first Filipino and Southeast-Asian to win multiple gold medals at a single Olympic edition.

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 eighteen Olympic medals (as of 2024 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport. ^[1] On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Hidilyn Diaz winning the Women's 55 kg event in Weightlifting. ^[2] Furthermore, with a 1-2-1 haul in its best Olympic showing (until 2024), the Philippines emerged as the best performing Southeast Asian nation, a title they last held coincidentally in 1964, in Tokyo and leaped to third in the all-time medal table for Southeast Asia behind Thailand and Indonesia. ^[3]

The 2024 Summer Olympics that was held in Paris, was the Philippines' centennial anniversary of its participation in the Games, and its best showing yet, usurping its performance in the previous edition. Carlos Yulo won the gold medal in both the Men's Floor and Vault events in Gymnastics, ^[4] Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio won the bronze medal in Women's Flyweight and Featherweight events, respectively.

Summer Olympic Games

The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, ^[5] making it the first country from Southeast Asia to compete and, later in 1928, win a medal. 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. ^[6]

Winter Olympic Games

The Philippines is the first tropical nation to compete at the Winter Olympic Games when it sent two alpine skiers at the 1972 winter games in Sapporo. ^[7] It then went on to participate on some of the subsequent winter games, participating in the sports of alpine skiing and luge. In 2014, the Philippines sent the first Filipino and Southeast Asian figure skater to the Sochi winter games, the first time a tropical country has participated in the men's figure skating event. ^[8]

Medals

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games Summer Olympic Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1900–1920 occupied by United States 1924 Paris 1 0 0 0 0 – 1928 Amsterdam 4 0 0 1 1 32 1932 Los Angeles 8 0 0 3 3 25 1936 Berlin 31 0 0 1 1 30 1948 London 24 0 0 0 0 – 1952 Helsinki 25 0 0 0 0 – 1956 Melbourne 39 0 0 0 0 – 1960 Rome 40 0 0 0 0 – 1964 Tokyo 47 0 1 0 1 30 1968 Mexico City 49 0 0 0 0 – 1972 Munich 53 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Montreal 14 0 0 0 0 – 1980 Moscow did not participate 1984 Los Angeles 19 0 0 0 0 – 1988 Seoul 31 0 0 1 1 46 1992 Barcelona 26 0 0 1 1 53 1996 Atlanta 12 0 1 0 1 61 2000 Sydney 20 0 0 0 0 – 2004 Athens 16 0 0 0 0 – 2008 Beijing 15 0 0 0 0 – 2012 London 11 0 0 0 0 – 2016 Rio de Janeiro 13 0 1 0 1 69 2020 Tokyo 19 1 2 1 4 50 2024 Paris 22 2 0 2 4 37 2028 Los Angeles future event 2032 Brisbane Total 3 5 10 18 84

Medals by Winter Games Winter Olympic Games Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1972 Sapporo 2 0 0 0 0 – 1976 Innsbruck did not participate 1980 Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1 0 0 0 0 – 1992 Albertville 1 0 0 0 0 – 1994 Lillehammer did not participate 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver 2014 Sochi 1 0 0 0 0 – 2018 Pyeongchang 2 0 0 0 0 – 2022 Beijing 1 0 0 0 0 – 2026 Milano Cortina future event 2030 French Alps 2034 Salt Lake City Total 0 0 0 0 – Medals by sport Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total   Gymnastics 2 0 0 2   Weightlifting 1 1 0 2   Boxing 0 4 6 10   Athletics 0 0 2 2   Swimming 0 0 2 2 Total 3 5 10 18

List of medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

Fourteen athletes have won 18 medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics (excluding those athletes that have won medals in demonstration sports, which were not counted in the official medal tally) while no medal has ever been won for the country at the Winter Olympics.

Summary of medals by sport

  Athletics

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1932 Los Angeles	1	1/29	0	0	1	1
1936 Berlin	6	6/29	0	0	1	1
Total			0	0	2	2

  Boxing

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1932 Los Angeles	4	4/8	0	0	1	1
1964 Tokyo	1	1/10	0	1	0	1
1988 Seoul	6	6/12	0	0	1	1
1992 Barcelona	6	6/12	0	0	1	1
1996 Atlanta	5	5/12	0	1	0	1
2020 Tokyo	4	4/13	0	2	1	3
2024 Paris	5	5/13	0	0	2	2
Total			0	4	6	10

  Gymnastics

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2024 Paris	4	4/18	2	0	0	2
Total			2	0	0	2

  Swimming

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1928 Amsterdam	2	3/11	0	0	1	1
1932 Los Angeles	3	2/11	0	0	1	1
Total			0	0	2	2

  Weightlifting

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	2/15	0	1	0	1
2020 Tokyo	2	2/14	1	0	0	1
Total			1	1	0	2

Art competitions

The Philippines participated in the art competition of the Olympics in 1948, the last edition of the games in which they were held. Filipino sculptor Graciano Nepomuceno ^[9] and painter Hernando Ocampo ^[10] represented the Philippines that year.

See also

• Olympic competitors for the Philippines
• List of flag bearers for the Philippines at the Olympics
• Philippines at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Philippines at the Universiade
• Philippines at the Asian Games
• Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games

References

1. Bong Lozada (27 July 2021). "LIST: All Filipino Summer Olympics medalists in history". INQUIRER.net . Retrieved 14 August 2021.
2. "Hidilyn Diaz wins PH's first Olympic gold medal". GMA News Online. July 26, 2021.
3. "Philippines ends Tokyo Olympics as top Southeast Asian nation". Rappler. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
4. Ballesteros, Jan; Villanueva, Kristina (2024-08-04). "Double delight for Carlos Yulo as he strikes gold a second time in vault in Paris 2024". One Sports. Retrieved 2024-08-05.
5. "The 'enemy of the state' who won historic Olympic gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
6. "Philippines Out of Olympics at Helsinki". Berkeley Daily Gazette. 29 November 1939. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
7. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
8. Park, Madison (2014-02-13). "A first for Southeast Asia: An Olympic figure skater". CNN. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
9. "Graciano Nepomuceno". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
10. "Hernando Ocampo". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 August 2020.

External links

• Philippines – International Olympic Committee
• Living Archive of Olympians – Olympians Association of the Philippines
• "Philippines' Performance in Major International Competitions (PDF file)" (PDF). Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.