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Philippine Olympic Committee: Website: www.olympic.ph: in Seoul; Competitors: 31 (26 men, 5 women) in 11 sports: Flag bearer : Joseph Eric Buhain: Medals Ranked 46th: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1: Summer Olympics appearances
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines 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.
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Seoul, South Korea, from 17 September to 2 October 1988. A total of 8,397 athletes representing 159 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in 237 events in 23 sports across 31 different disciplines.
Gold Silver Bronze 100 metres † details: Carl Lewis United States: 9.92 : Linford Christie Great Britain: 9.97 : Calvin Smith United States: 9.99 200 metres details: Joe DeLoach United States: 19.75 Carl Lewis United States: 19.79 Robson da Silva Brazil: 20.04 400 metres details: Steve Lewis United States: 43.87 Butch Reynolds United States ...
The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, [5] making it the first country from Southeast Asia to compete and, later in 1928, win a medal. The nation has competed at every Summer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
The 1988 Seoul Olympics were the second summer Olympic Games held in Asia, after Tokyo 1964, and the first held in South Korea. [3] As the host country, South Korea ranked fourth overall, winning 12 gold medals and 33 medals in the competition. 11,331 media (4,978 written press and 6,353 broadcasters ) showed the Games all over the world. [ 4 ]
The 24-year-old cemented his legendary status after he took the top spot in the men’s floor and vault events, making him the first male athlete in the Philippines' history to win a gold medal.
She is best known for winning the first gold medal for the Philippines in the Summer Olympics; albeit in a demonstration event hence the medal won was not counted in the official medal tally. She won the medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She is elected to the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame in March 2021. [4]