Philippines at the Special Olympics World Games

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Philippines at the
Special Olympics World Games
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IOC code PHI
National federation Special Olympics Philippines

The Philippines has participated in the Special Olympics World Games several times. The team won nine gold medals in the 2007 games, the most it ever had at that time. They have since surpassed that total during the 2015 games, when the team won a total of 64 medals, including 24 gold.

Medals

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRankingAthletes
1983 Baton Rouge
1987 Notre Dame
1991 Minneapolis/St. Paul 11
1995 New Haven
1999 Chapel Hill
2003 Dublin
2007 Shanghai 9
2011 Athens 2113154938
2015 Los Angeles 2419216435 [1] [2]
2019 Abu Dhabi 910102939 [3]
Total

Best performances in bold.

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References

  1. Vergera, Benjie (22 July 2015). "Philippines sends 54-man team to Special Olympics". The Manila Times. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. "Philippine team takes gold in Special Olympics". The Philippine Star. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. Yalung, Brian (26 March 2019). "PH hauls in medals at Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 22 April 2019.