The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Basketball
Men's team competition Qualification Round (Group B) Defeated Israel (57-47) Defeated Hungary (48-35) Main Round (Group C) Lost to Argentina (59-85) Lost to Brazil (52-71) Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place
Team roster: Florentino Bautista Ramon "Ramoncito" Campos Jr. Antonio "Tony" Genato José Gochangco Rafael "Paing" Hechanova Eduardo "Eddie" Lim Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga Antonio "Pocholo" Martínez (c) Ponciano Saldaña Meliton Santos Antonio Tantay Mariano "Nano" Tolentino Head coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo
Boxing
Men's Flyweight: Al Asuncion First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R) Second Round – Lost to Willie Toweel of South Africa (1 – 2)
Men's Bantamweight: Alejandro Ortuoste Second Round – Lost to John McNally of Ireland (0 – 3)
Men's Lightweight: Benjamin Enriquez First Round – Lost to Aleksy Antkiewicz of Poland (0 – 3)
Men's Light-Welterweight: Ernesto Porto First Round – Lost to Bruno Visintin of Italy (KO 2R)
Men's Welterweight: Vicente Tuñacao First Round – José Luis Dávalos of Mexico (TKO 3R)
Shooting
Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1952.
25 m pistol Martin Gison Félix Cortes
50 m pistol Félix Cortes Martin Gison
50 m rifle, prone Martin Gison César Jayme
Swimming
Men Rank given is within the heat. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSambiao Basanung1500 m freestyle 20:58.6 7 colspan=2 Did not advance
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links Official Olympic Reports