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Philippines at the
Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
Medals
Gold
3
Silver
5
Bronze
10
Total
18
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

The Philippines made its debut in the Olympics during the 1924 Summer Olympics. The Philippines won its first medal during the 1928 Summer Olympics. During the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Philippines gained three medals, the most medals given in a specific competition until 2020. The Philippines gained its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics by Hidilyn Diaz.

History

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An image of Teofilo Yldefonso near the Olympic swimming pool.
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines
An image of Hidilyn Diaz holding her gold medal.
Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines

The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France[1][2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.[3][4][5] In the next Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso finished third in the men's 200 metre breaststroke aquatic event.[6][7] In the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics,[8] the country was awarded three bronze medals, the most for the Filipinos until the 2020 Summer Olympics.[9] The country also won another bronze medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics, when Miguel White gained a bronze medal in the men's 400 metre hurdles athletic event.[10]

After independence from the United States, the country did not win another medal until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, when boxer Anthony Villanueva was beaten in the gold medal bout, thus claiming silver.[11] The next Olympic medals for the Philippines came from boxing, with Leopoldo Serantes winning bronze at Seoul 1988,[12] Roel Velasco winning another bronze four years later in Barcelona, Spain,[13] and his brother Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco claiming silver after losing in the gold medal bout in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.[14]

After a long medal drought in four Summer Olympics, from 2000 to 2012,[15] the Philippines won another medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics when Hidilyn Diaz finished second at the women's 53 kg weightlifting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[16] Four years later, Diaz won the country's first ever gold medal in the Olympic Games.[17]

In the 2020 Summer Olympics, the Philippines had its highest medal haul in Olympic history with four, eclipsing the three medals the country won in 1932.[17] Together with Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal finish in the women's 55 kg weightlifting category,[18][19][20] the other athletes finishing with medals were Nesthy Petecio,[21] winning a silver medal in the women's featherweight boxing finals, Carlo Paalam,[22] also winning a silver medal in the men's flyweight boxing finals, and Eumir Marcial, with a bronze medal finish in the men's middleweight boxing category semifinals.[23]

In the 2024 Summer Olympics, the Philippines won two gold medals when Carlos Yulo finished first in the men's floor exercise and men's vault artistic gymnastics finals in Paris, France. Aside from Yulo, two other athletes won medals, specifically Aira Villegas, with a bronze medal finish in the women's flyweight boxing category semi-finals, and Nesthy Petecio, with a bronze medal in the women's featherweight boxing category semi-finals.[20]

List of medalists

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An image of Carlos Yulo speaking to a microphone, wearing his Olympic uniform.
Carlos Yulo became the first two-time Olympic gold medalist for the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
An image of Nesthy Petecio with her Olympic uniform.
Nesthy Petecio was the first Filipino boxer to win multiple Olympic medals with one silver and one bronze.

Summer Olympics

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A total of 14 athletes have won 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics. These Olympians are entitled to government incentives under Republic Act 9064 and Republic Act 10699.

Medals gained from the Summer Olympics
Medal Name Home Region Sport Event Year Location Ref.
Bronze Bronze Teófilo Yldefonso Luzon Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 1928 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands [6]
Bronze Bronze Simeon Toribio Mindanao Athletics Men's high jump 1932 United States Los Angeles, United States [24]
Bronze Bronze Teófilo Yldefonso Luzon Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke [24]
Bronze Bronze José Villanueva Luzon Boxing Men's bantamweight [24]
Bronze Bronze Miguel White Luzon Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles 1936 Germany Berlin, Germany [24]
Silver Silver Anthony Villanueva Luzon Boxing Men's featherweight 1964 Japan Tokyo, Japan [24]
Bronze Bronze Leopoldo Serantes Luzon Boxing Men's light flyweight 1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea [24]
Bronze Bronze Roel Velasco Visayas Boxing Men's light flyweight 1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain [24]
Silver Silver Onyok Velasco Visayas Boxing Men's light flyweight 1996 United States Atlanta, United States [24]
Silver Silver Hidilyn Diaz Mindanao Weightlifting Women's 53 kg 2016 Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [24]
Gold Gold Hidilyn Diaz Mindanao Weightlifting Women's 55 kg 2020 Japan Tokyo, Japan [24]
Silver Silver Nesthy Petecio Mindanao Boxing Women's featherweight [24]
Silver Silver Carlo Paalam Mindanao Boxing Men's flyweight [24]
Bronze Bronze Eumir Marcial Mindanao Boxing Men's middleweight [24]
Gold Gold Carlos Yulo Luzon Gymnastics Men's floor exercise 2024 France Paris, France [20]
Gold Gold Men's vault [20]
Bronze Bronze Aira Villegas Visayas Boxing Women's flyweight [20]
Bronze Bronze Nesthy Petecio Mindanao Boxing Women's featherweight [20]

Youth Summer Olympics

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A single medal has been credited to the Philippines.[a]

Medals gained from the Youth Summer Olympics
Medal Name Home Region Sport Event Year Location Ref.
Silver Silver Christian Tio Visayas Sailing Men's Kiteboarding - IKA Twin Tip Racing 2018 Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina [25]

Other medalists

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Mixed-NOCs medalists

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Luis Gabriel Moreno, who did not officially medal for the Philippines at the 2014 Youth Summer Olympics, did win a medal in the Mixed team event along with Chinese archer Li Jiaman which was credited to the Mixed-NOCs team (MIX) rather than the Philippines (PHI) or China (CHN).[26][27][28][29]

Medals gained from Mixed teams
Medal Name Home Region Sport Event Year Location Ref.
Gold Gold Luis Gabriel Moreno [b]
With Li Jiaman (China) 		Luzon Archery Mixed team 2014 China Nanjing, China [30]

Demonstration sports

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The following are medalists in official demonstrations sports in the Summer Olympic Games.[c]

Medals gained from Demonstration sports
Medal Name Sport Event Year Location Ref.
Gold Gold Arianne Cerdeña Bowling Women's tournament 1988 South Korea Seoul, South Korea [31]
Bronze Bronze Stephen Fernandez Taekwondo Men's bantamweight 1992 Spain Barcelona, Spain [32]
Bronze Bronze Beatriz Lucero Women's featherweight [33]

Medal tally by sport

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Summer Olympics

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Medal tally by sport (Summer Olympics)
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[15]

Youth Summer Olympics

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Medal tally by sport (Youth Summer Olympics)
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Sailing 0 1 0 1
Total 0 1 0 1[15]

Mixed-NOCs participation

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Medal tally by sport (Mixed teams)
Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Archery 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1[15]

Medal tally by individual

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Medal tally by individual
Person Gold Silver Bronze Total
Carlos Yulo 2 0 0 2
Hidilyn Diaz 1 1 0 2
Nesthy Petecio 0 1 1 2
Anthony Villanueva 0 1 0 1
Onyok Velasco 0 1 0 1
Carlo Paalam 0 1 0 1
Teófilo Yldefonso 0 0 2 2
Simeon Toribio 0 0 1 1
José Villanueva 0 0 1 1
Miguel White 0 0 1 1
Leopoldo Serantes 0 0 1 1
Roel Velasco 0 0 1 1
Eumir Marcial 0 0 1 1
Aira Villegas 0 0 1 1
Total 3 5 10 18[15]

Multiple medalists

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According to official data of the International Olympic Committee, this is a list of people who have won two or more Olympic medals for the Philippines.

Multi-medalists
Athlete Sport Years Games Gender 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total[15]
Carlos Yulo Gymnastics 2020–2024 Summer Men 2 0 0 2
Hidilyn Diaz Weightlifting 2008–2020 Summer Women 1 1 0 2
Nesthy Petecio Boxing 2020–2024 Summer Women 0 1 1 2
Teófilo Yldefonso Swimming 1928–1936 Summer Men 0 0 2 2
  • People in bold are still active competitors.

Notes

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  1. ^ This excludes medals won in mixed international team events which are credited to the Mixed-NOCs teams.
  2. ^ In IOC records, this is credited as a gold medal for "mixed teams", or teams that are composed of members from more than one National Olympic Committee (NOC).
  3. ^ This excludes the Wushu Tournament Beijing 2008, which was not an official Olympic demonstration sport for the 2008 edition.

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