The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 12-athlete delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting and swimming. This was the last Olympic games where the Philippines brought home a medal, a silver by boxer Mansueto Velasco, until weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and eventually the country's first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date Mansueto Velasco Boxing Light flyweight
Athletics
Men's Marathon AthletesEventsHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRoy VenceMarathonN/A2:37:10100
Women's Long Jump AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionElma MurosLong jump6.04 m30did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAmparo LimWomen's singlesL 6–11, 5–11did not advance
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMansueto VelascoLight flyweightW W 14–5W 20–10W 22–10L 6–19Elias RecaidoFlyweightW 13–2W 12–8L 3–18did not advanceVirgilio ViceraBantamweightL 4–8did not advanceRomeo BrinLightweightL 13–24did not advanceReynaldo GalidoLight welterweightL 2–19did not advance
Equestrian
AthleteHorseEventQualifyingFinalRankRound 1Round 2Round 3Total pointsRankDenise CojuangcoChoumanIndividual Jumping 9.75 27.25 26.00 63.00 70 did not advance
Shooting
Men's Trap AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankGeorge EarnshawTrap11356did not advance
Men's Double Trap AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankGeorge EarnshawDouble Trap12527did not advance
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRaymond Papa100 m backstroke57.67 31did not advance200 m backstroke2:05.0925did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinal BFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGillian Thomson200 m backstroke2:21.36 29did not advance
References
Philippine Sports Commission