Philippines at the Olympics

Philippines at the Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
Medals Ranked 84th	Gold 3 Silver 5 Bronze 10 Total 18
Summer appearances
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Winter appearances
1972 1976–1984 1988 1992 1994–2010 2014 2018 2022

The Philippines has competed in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games since its debut in the 1924 edition, except when they participated in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Filipino athletes have also competed at the Winter Olympic Games on six occasions since 1972.

The country has also participated in the Summer Youth Olympic Games as well as in the Winter Youth Olympic Games.

Participation

See also: Philippines at the Youth Olympics

Participation of Filipino athletes in the Olympics is sanctioned by its National Olympic Committee (NOC). Its NOC since 1975 is the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). Prior to that date, the Philippines was represented by the POC's predecessor, the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation which was founded in 1911. The Philippines is a recognized member of the International Olympic Committee since 1929.

Filipino athletes have won a total of eighteen Olympic medals (as of 2024 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport. On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with Hidilyn Diaz winning the Women's 55 kg event in Weightlifting. Furthermore, with a 1-2-1 haul in its best Olympic showing (until 2024), the Philippines emerged as the best performing Southeast Asian nation, a title they last held coincidentally in 1964, in Tokyo and leaped to third in the all-time medal table for Southeast Asia behind Thailand and Indonesia.

The 2024 Summer Olympics that was held in Paris, was the Philippines' centennial anniversary of its participation in the Games, and its best showing yet, usurping its performance in the previous edition. Carlos Yulo won the gold medal in both the Men's Floor and Vault events in Gymnastics, Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio won the bronze medal in Women's Flyweight and Featherweight events, respectively.

Summer Olympic Games

The Philippines first competed in the Olympic Games in 1924 in Paris, 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 Philippines also decided against participating at the 1940 Summer Olympics before the Games was ultimately cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.

Winter Olympic Games

The Philippines is the first tropical nation to compete at the Winter Olympic Games when it sent two alpine skiers at the 1972 winter games in Sapporo. It then went on to participate on some of the subsequent winter games, participating in the sports of alpine skiing and luge. In 2014, the Philippines sent the first Filipino and Southeast Asian figure skater to the Sochi winter games, the first time a tropical country has participated in the men's figure skating event.

Medals

See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

Medals by Summer Games

Summer Olympic Games
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1900–1920	occupied by United States
1924 Paris	1	0	0	0	0	–
1928 Amsterdam	4	0	0	1	1	32
1932 Los Angeles	8	0	0	3	3	25
1936 Berlin	31	0	0	1	1	30
1948 London	24	0	0	0	0	–
1952 Helsinki	25	0	0	0	0	–
1956 Melbourne	39	0	0	0	0	–
1960 Rome	40	0	0	0	0	–
1964 Tokyo	47	0	1	0	1	30
1968 Mexico City	49	0	0	0	0	–
1972 Munich	53	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Montreal	14	0	0	0	0	–
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	19	0	0	0	0	–
1988 Seoul	31	0	0	1	1	46
1992 Barcelona	26	0	0	1	1	53
1996 Atlanta	12	0	1	0	1	61
2000 Sydney	20	0	0	0	0	–
2004 Athens	16	0	0	0	0	–
2008 Beijing	15	0	0	0	0	–
2012 London	11	0	0	0	0	–
2016 Rio de Janeiro	13	0	1	0	1	69
2020 Tokyo	19	1	2	1	4	50
2024 Paris	22	2	0	2	4	37
2028 Los Angeles	future event
2032 Brisbane
Total		3	5	10	18	84

Medals by Winter Games

Winter Olympic Games
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1972 Sapporo	2	0	0	0	0	–
1976 Innsbruck	did not participate
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary	1	0	0	0	0	–
1992 Albertville	1	0	0	0	0	–
1994 Lillehammer	did not participate
1998 Nagano
2002 Salt Lake City
2006 Turin
2010 Vancouver
2014 Sochi	1	0	0	0	0	–
2018 Pyeongchang	2	0	0	0	0	–
2022 Beijing	1	0	0	0	0	–
2026 Milano Cortina	future event
2030 French Alps
2034 Salt Lake City
Total		0	0	0	0	–

Medals by sport

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Gymnastics	2	0	0	2
Weightlifting	1	1	0	2
Boxing	0	4	6	10
Athletics	0	0	2	2
Swimming	0	0	2	2
Total	3	5	10	18

List of medalists

Main article: List of Olympic medalists for the Philippines

Fourteen athletes have won 18 medals for the Philippines at the Summer Olympics (excluding those athletes that have won medals in demonstration sports, which were not counted in the official medal tally) while no medal has ever been won for the country at the Winter Olympics.

Summary of medals by sport

 Athletics

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1932 Los Angeles	1	1/29	0	0	1	1
1936 Berlin	6	6/29	0	0	1	1
Total			0	0	2	2

 Boxing

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1932 Los Angeles	4	4/8	0	0	1	1
1964 Tokyo	1	1/10	0	1	0	1
1988 Seoul	6	6/12	0	0	1	1
1992 Barcelona	6	6/12	0	0	1	1
1996 Atlanta	5	5/12	0	1	0	1
2020 Tokyo	4	4/13	0	2	1	3
2024 Paris	5	5/13	0	0	2	2
Total			0	4	6	10

 Gymnastics

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2024 Paris	4	4/18	2	0	0	2
Total			2	0	0	2

 Swimming

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1928 Amsterdam	2	3/11	0	0	1	1
1932 Los Angeles	3	2/11	0	0	1	1
Total			0	0	2	2

 Weightlifting

Games	Athletes	Events	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
2016 Rio de Janeiro	2	2/15	0	1	0	1
2020 Tokyo	2	2/14	1	0	0	1
Total			1	1	0	2

Art competitions

The Philippines participated in the art competitions of the Summer Olympics, which were held as part of the Games until 1948. This marked the final edition in which art competitions were included, making the Philippines' involvement a part of Olympic history. In the 1948 Games, Filipino artists Graciano Nepomuceno, a renowned sculptor, and Hernando Ocampo, an esteemed painter, represented the country. Nepomuceno and Ocampo contributed to showcasing the Philippines' rich cultural heritage on an international stage through their artistic talents. Their participation highlighted the country's engagement not only in athletic pursuits but also in the promotion of arts within the global Olympic movement

See also

• Olympic competitors for the Philippines
• List of flag bearers for the Philippines at the Olympics
• Philippines at the Paralympics
• Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics
• Philippines at the Universiade
• Philippines at the Asian Games
• Philippines at the Southeast Asian Games

External links

• Philippines – International Olympic Committee
• Living Archive of Olympians – Olympians Association of the Philippines
• "Philippines' Performance in Major International Competitions (PDF file)" (PDF). Philippine Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.