Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games
Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in New Delhi | |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines participated in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India on 5 to 10 March 1951. With 5 golds, 6 silvers and 8 bronzes, this country was ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count.[1]
Asian Games performance
[edit]The country's delegation of 39 athletes won its 19 medals in only four sports - swimming, basketball, athletics and weightlifting. There were no women athletes in the country's first Asian Games team.[citation needed]
Medalists
[edit]Gold
[edit]No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | ![]() |
Andres Franco | ![]() |
Men's High Jump |
2 | ![]() |
Francisco Calilan Andres dela Cruz Genaro Fernandez Jose Gochango Rafael Hechanova Moro Lorenzo Carlos Loyzaga Antonio Martinez (c) Lauro Mumar Ignacio Ramos Meliton Santos Mariano Tolentino| Coach: Dionisio Calvo |
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Men's team |
3 | ![]() |
Artemio Salamat | ![]() |
Men's 100m Backstroke |
4 | ![]() |
Jacinto Cayco | ![]() |
Men's 200m Backstroke |
5 | ![]() |
Artemio Salamat Jacinto Cayco Nurhatab Rajab |
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Men's 3x100m Medley Relay |
Silver
[edit]No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | ![]() |
Rene Amabuyok | ![]() |
Men's 200m Backstroke |
2 | ![]() |
Mohammed Mala | ![]() |
Men's 400m Freestyle |
3 | ![]() |
Serafin Villanueva | ![]() |
Men's 800m Freestyle |
4 | ![]() |
Mohammed Mala | ![]() |
Men's 1500m Freestyle |
5 | ![]() |
Sotero Alcantara Serafin Villanueva Mohammed Mala Nurhatab Rajab |
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Men's 4x100m Freestyle |
6 | ![]() |
Rodrigo del Rosario | ![]() |
Featherweight 60kg |
Bronze
[edit]No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | ![]() |
Genaro Cabrera Tito Almagro Jovencio Ardina Bernabe Lovina |
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Men's 4x100m Relay |
2 | ![]() |
Bienvenido Llaneta Bernabe Lovina Tomas Bennet Genaro Cabrera |
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Men's 4x400m Relay |
3 | ![]() |
Aurelio Amante | ![]() |
Men's Discus Throw |
4 | ![]() |
Sotero Alcantara | ![]() |
Men's 100m Freestyle |
5 | ![]() |
Mohammed Mala | ![]() |
Men's 800m Freestyle |
6 | ![]() |
Serafin Villanueva | ![]() |
Men's 1500m Freestyle |
7 | ![]() |
Edilberto Bonus | ![]() |
Men's 100m Backstroke |
8 | ![]() |
Pedro Landero | ![]() |
Bantamweight 56kg |
Multiple
[edit]Name | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Artemio Salamat | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jacinto Cayco | Swimming | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nurhatab Rajab | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mohammed Mala | Swimming | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Serafin Villanueva | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Sotero Alcantara | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Genaro Cabrera | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Bernabe Lovina | Athletics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal by sports
[edit]Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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![]() | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
References
[edit]- ^ First Asian Games medal tally Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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