The Philippines made its debut in the Olympics during the 1924 Summer Olympics and won its first medal during the 1928 Summer Olympics when Teófilo Yldefonso gained a bronze medal. During the 1932 Summer Olympics, the Philippines gained three medals, the most medals given for the country in a specific competition until 2020. The Philippines gained its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics when Hidilyn Diaz won Women's 55 kilogram in Weightlifting. A total of 14 athletes have won 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics. Additionally, one athlete has gained a medal in the Youth Olympic Games, another won a gold medal in a mixed team, and three more have gained medals at demonstration sports.

History

The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.Philippine Olympic Committee In the next Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Philippines won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso finished third in the men's 200 metre breaststroke swimming event. In the Los Angeles 1932 Olympics, the country was awarded three bronze medals, the most for the Filipinos until the 2020 Summer Olympics. 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.

After independence from the United States, the Philippines 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. The next Olympic medals for the Philippines came from boxing, with Leopoldo Serantes winning bronze at Seoul 1988, Roel Velasco winning another bronze four years later in Barcelona, Spain, and his brother Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco claiming silver after losing in the gold medal bout in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States.

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

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. Together with Hidilyn Diaz's gold medal finish in the women's 55 kg weightlifting category, the other athletes finishing with medals were Nesthy Petecio, winning a silver medal in the women's featherweight boxing finals, Carlo Paalam, 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. 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.

List of medalists

Summer Olympics 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 Name Medal Sport Event Year Location Bronze Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands Bronze Athletics Men's high jump 1932 Los Angeles, United States Bronze Swimming Men's 200 metre breaststroke Bronze Boxing Men's bantamweight Bronze Athletics Men's 400 metre hurdles 1936 Berlin, Germany Silver Boxing Men's featherweight 1964 Tokyo, Japan Bronze Boxing Men's light flyweight 1988 Seoul, South Korea Bronze Boxing Men's light flyweight 1992 Barcelona, Spain Silver Boxing Men's light flyweight 1996 Atlanta, United States Silver Weightlifting Women's 53 kg 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Gold Weightlifting Women's 55 kg 2020 Tokyo, Japan Silver Boxing Women's featherweight Silver Boxing Men's flyweight Bronze BoxingMen's middleweight Gold Gymnastics Men's floor exercise2024 Paris, France Gold Men's vault Bronze Boxing Women's flyweight Bronze Boxing Women's featherweight

Youth Summer Olympics A single medal has been credited to the Philippines. +Medals gained from the Youth Summer Olympics Name Medal Sport Event Year Location Silver Sailing Men's Kiteboarding - IKA Twin Tip Racing 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Other medalists

Mixed-NOCs medalists 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).

+Medals gained from Mixed teams Name Medal Sport Event Year Location Gold Archery Mixed team 2014 Nanjing, China

Demonstration sports The following are medalists in official demonstration sports in the Summer Olympic Games.

+Medals gained from Demonstration sports Name Medal Sport Event Year Location Gold Bowling Women's tournament 1988 Seoul, South Korea Bronze Taekwondo Men's bantamweight 1992 Barcelona, Spain Bronze Women's featherweight

Medal tally by sport Summer Olympics +Medal tally by sport (Summer Olympics)SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal 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

Youth Summer Olympics +Medal tally by sport (Youth Summer Olympics)SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Sailing 0 1 0 1 Total 0 1 0 1

Mixed-NOCs participation +Medal tally by sport (Mixed teams)SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Archery 1 0 0 1Total 1 0 0 1

Medal tally by individual +Medal tally by individualPersonGoldSilverBronzeTotal20021102011201010101010100220011001100110011001100110011 Total 3 5 10 18

Multiple medalists 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. - Still an active competitor +Multi-medalistsAthleteSportYearsGamesGender Total Gymnastics 2020–2024 Summer Men 2 0 0 2 Weightlifting 2008–2020 Summer Women 1 1 0 2 Boxing 2020–2024 Summer Women 0 1 1 2 Swimming 1928–1936 Summer Men 0 0 2 2

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