The Philippines competed at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, from 19 to 27 August 2023. The Philippines won their first ever silver medal in the championship, courtesy of pole vaulter EJ Obiena.
Medalists Medal Athlete Event DateEJ ObienaMen's pole vaultAugust 26
Results
Men Track and road events Eric Cray finished seventh among nine competitors in heat 2 of the men's 400 metres hurdles event and failed to advance. AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankEric Cray400 metres hurdles50.277colspan=4
Field events EJ Obiena outbested his bronze medal finish in the 2022 edition. In the second try in the final round, Obiena leaped 6 meters, duplicating his own personal record which is also the current Asian record. He attempted to clear 6.05 meters was unable to do so finishing second to gold medalist Armand Duplantis of Sweden. Obiena's silver medal was the first-ever for the Philippines in the world championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionEJ ObienaPole vault5.75=1 q6.00 =AR
Women Track and road events Robyn Brown qualified for women's 400 metres hurdles event through her gold medal finish in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships. Brown was unable to advance to the next round, finishing 56.83 seconds in the heats.
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankRobyn Brown400 metres hurdles56.837colspan=4
References
External links Philippines Results