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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.
Silver Bronze Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) details: Ivailo Marinov Bulgaria: Michael Carbajal United States: Leopoldo Serantes Philippines: Róbert Isaszegi Hungary: Flyweight (– 51 kg) details: Kim Kwang-sun South Korea: Andreas Tews East Germany: Mario González Mexico: Timofey Skryabin Soviet Union: Bantamweight (– 54 kg) details: Kennedy ...
De Vega was a two-time Olympian, represented the Philippines at the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. [17] She also brought home a silver medal in the 200-meter race from the 1986 Seoul Asiad, and has once represented a friend for the Long Jumps and broke her record. [17] In 1989 until 1991, De Vega took a break from athletics.
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.
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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.
The 1988 Summer Olympics (Korean: 1988년 하계 올림픽; RR: 1988-nyeon Hagye Ollimpik), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad (제24회 올림픽경기대회; Je-24-hoe Ollimpik-Gyeonggidaehoe) and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (서울 1988), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represented at the ...