The Philippines national dragon boat team is the national dragon boat team of the Philippines and represents the country in international dragon boat. There is an ongoing dispute between the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation and the Philippine Canoe-Kayak Dragon Boat Federation over which is the sole legitimate sporting body over the national dragon boat team. The Philippine Dragon Boat Federation is a member of the International Dragon Boat Federation while the Philippine Canoe-Kayak Dragon Boat Federation is the recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) have stated that as a Full Member of Sportaccord (the World Union of International Federations), the IDBF is the only recognized world governing body for dragon boating. Therefore, the IDBF Members are the national governing bodies for dragon boating in their own countries. The two organizations field their own dragon boat teams. [1]
All tournaments organized by the International Dragon Boat Federation (IDBF) were represented by the national team, fielded by the Philippine Dragon Boat Federation.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2009 Prague | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ? | [2] |
2011 Tampa Bay | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | ? | [3] |
2013 Szeged | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ? | [4] |
2015 Welland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ? | [5] |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2014 Fuzhou | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2nd | [6] |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2016 Adelaide | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3rd | [7] |
All tournaments organized by the International Canoe Federation (ICF) was represented by a Dragon Boat Team fielded by the Philippine Canoe Kayak Federation.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2012 Milan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ? | [8] |
2014 Poznań | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 4th | [9] |
2016 Moscow | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3rd | [10] |
2018 Gainesville | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1st | [8] |
Total | - | - | - | – | – | – |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2016 Puerto Princesa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1st | |
2018 Dali Bai | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | [11] [12] |
Total | - | - | - | – | – | – |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank | Reference |
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2010 Guangzhou | Did not enter | — | ||||
2018 Jakarta–Palembang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | [13] |
Total | - | - | - | – | – | – |
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