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Philippines at the 1932 Summer Olympics

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Philippines at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
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.

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 Philippines third appearance to the Summer Olympic Games, and the Olympic Games overall.[2]

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.[3]

Medalists

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Further information: 1932 Summer Olympics medal table
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

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
Simeon Toribio High jump 1.97 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Boxing

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Main article: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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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Main article: Swimming at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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. ^ "Olympedia – 1932 Summer Olympics Overview". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Philippines (PHI)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Flagbearers for 1932 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
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