| Philippines at the Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| Medals Ranked 84th |
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ThePhilippines has competed in every edition of theSummer Olympic Games since its debut in the 1924 edition, except when they participated in theAmerican-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Filipino athletes have also competed at theWinter Olympic Games on six occasions since 1972.
The country has also participated in theSummer Youth Olympic Games as well as in theWinter Youth Olympic Games.
Significantly, the Philippines was the first Southeast-Asian country to have medaled at the games; a bronze courtesy ofTeófilo Yldefonso during the 1928 Amsterdam games. In 2021, the Philippines won its first-ever gold medal whenHidilyn Diaz won in Tokyo. Another milestone came in 2024 whenCarlos Yulo won 2 gold medals in Paris becoming the first Filipino and Southeast-Asian to win multiple gold medals at a single Olympic edition.
Participation of Filipino athletes in the Olympics is sanctioned by itsNational Olympic Committee (NOC). Its NOC since 1975 is thePhilippine Olympic Committee (POC). Prior to that date, the Philippines was represented by the POC's predecessor, thePhilippine Amateur Athletic Federation which was founded in 1911. The Philippines is a recognized member of theInternational Olympic Committee since 1929.
Filipino athletes have won a total of eighteen Olympic medals (as of2024 Summer Olympics), withboxing as the top medal-producing sport.[1] On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the2020 Summer Olympics inTokyo, withHidilyn Diaz winning theWomen's 55 kg event inWeightlifting.[2] 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.[3]
The2024 Summer Olympics that was held inParis, 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 theMen's Floor andVault events inGymnastics,[4]Aira Villegas andNesthy Petecio won the bronze medal inWomen's Flyweight andFeatherweight events, respectively.
ThePhilippines first competed in theOlympic Games in1924 inParis,[5] making it the firstcountry fromSoutheast Asia tocompete and, later in1928, win amedal. The nation has competed at everySummer Olympic Games since then, except when they participated in theAmerican-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. The Philippines also decided against participating at the1940 Summer Olympics before the Games was ultimately cancelled due to the outbreak ofWorld War II.[6]
The Philippines is thefirst tropical nation to compete at theWinter Olympic Games when it sent two alpine skiers at the1972 winter games in Sapporo.[7] It then went on to participate on some of the subsequent winter games, participating in the sports ofalpine skiing andluge. In 2014, the Philippines sent the first Filipino and Southeast Asian figure skater to theSochi winter games, the first time a tropical country has participated in themen's figure skating event.[8]
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.
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1932 Los Angeles | 1 | 1/29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1936 Berlin | 6 | 6/29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2024 Paris | 4 | 4/18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1928 Amsterdam | 2 | 3/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1932 Los Angeles | 3 | 2/11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Games | Athletes | Events | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 |
The Philippines participated in theart competitions of theSummer 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 artistsGraciano Nepomuceno,[9] a renowned sculptor, andHernando Ocampo,[10] 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
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