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Philippines at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Philippines at the
1932 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Los Angeles
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Until the 2020 Summer Olympics, this was the first and only games where Filipinos won more than one medal and also earned its highest medal haul.

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Bronze Simeon Toribio Athletics Men's high jump July 31
 Bronze José Villanueva Boxing Men's bantamweight August 11
 Bronze Teófilo Yldefonso Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke August 13

Background

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The Games were held from July 30 to August 24, 1932, in Los Angeles, California.[1] This edition marked the nation's third appearance to the Summer Olympic Games since their second appearance at the 1928 Summer Olympics,[2] which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[3] This appearance also marked the third since the Olympic Games overall.[2]

Qualification and delegation

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The delegation was organized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation,[4] after the organization's recognition as the National Olympic Committee was in 1929.[5] The participation was accepted after a meeting, where they would pick 50 participants. The practice was conducted throughout the country, with an elimination system.[6] Each province had an athletic commissioner.[7]

Opening ceremony

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The Philippines was the 28th out of 37 countries which participated in the opening ceremony. The Philippines didn't have a flag bearer.[8]

Athletics

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The athletic events were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[9] Toribio first competed in the qualifying round. Then he ended up with a bronze medal after jumping a height of 1.97 meters, tied with four athletes.[10]

Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Simeon Toribio High jump 1.97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Boxing

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The boxing events were held at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.[9] Gray participated in the Flyweight classification. In the first round, he fought Edelweis Rodriguez from the Italian delegation on August 9. After a decision, he lost, gaining 9th place, which was the last place. He tied with four people.[11] The same day, Villanueva fought in the Bantamweight category. He passed in round one, fighting Akira Nakao of the Japanese delegation the next day in the quarterfinals. After a decision, he went to the semi-finals, fighting Lefty Gwynne of the Canadian delegation on August 11. He won, fighting against Joseph Lang of the American delegation, winning third place at the finals.

Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
John Gray Flyweight  Rodriguez (ITA)
L
Did not advance
José Villanueva Bantamweight  Nakao (JPN)
W
 Gwynne (CAN)
L
 Lang (USA)
W w/o
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
José Padilla, Jr. Lightweight  Stevens (RSA)
L
Did not advance
Carlos Padilla Welterweight  Laplace (FRA)
L
Did not advance

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Abdurahman Ali 100 m freestyle 1:02.2 3 Did not advance
Teófilo Yldefonso 200 m breaststroke 2:53.7 1 Q 2:48.4 2 Q 2:47.1 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jikirum Adjaluddin 2:49.9 2 Q 2:50.2 3 Q 2:49.2 5

References

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  1. ^ "1932 Summer Olympics Overview". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ^ a b "Philippines (PHI)". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "1928 Summer Olympics Overview". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  4. ^ "Filipinos To Enter Five Men In Games". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. United Press. February 3, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. Representation is to include a sprinter, a middle distance runner, a high jumper and two swimmers, according to plans of the PAAF...
  5. ^ "History of the Philippine Olympic Committee". Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Philippines to Enter 1932 Games". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 29, 1931. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Philippines Will Enter 1932 Olympics Games". The Punxsutawney Spirit. September 30, 1931. Retrieved December 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. It was planned that 50 athletes, to be picked after an elimination tournament; Each province will be under an athletic commissioner, who will be responsible for the selection of athletes to compete in a general elimination contest.
  8. ^ "Flagbearers for 1932 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  9. ^ a b "1932 Summer Olympics venues". Olympedia. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
  10. ^ "High Jump, Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
  11. ^ "Flyweight (≤112 pounds), Men". Olympedia. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.

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