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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]
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) | |
Asian Games performance
editThe 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
editGold
editNo. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | Gold | Andres Franco | Athletics | Men's High Jump |
2 | Gold | 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 |
Basketball | Men's team |
3 | Gold | Artemio Salamat | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke |
4 | Gold | Jacinto Cayco | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
5 | Gold | Artemio Salamat Jacinto Cayco Nurhatab Rajab |
Swimming | Men's 3x100m Medley Relay |
Silver
editNo. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | Silver | Rene Amabuyok | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
2 | Silver | Mohammed Mala | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
3 | Silver | Serafin Villanueva | Swimming | Men's 800m Freestyle |
4 | Silver | Mohammed Mala | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
5 | Silver | Sotero Alcantara Serafin Villanueva Mohammed Mala Nurhatab Rajab |
Swimming | Men's 4x100m Freestyle |
6 | Silver | Rodrigo del Rosario | Weightlifting | Featherweight 60kg |
Bronze
editNo. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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1 | Bronze | Genaro Cabrera Tito Almagro Jovencio Ardina Bernabe Lovina |
Athletics | Men's 4x100m Relay |
2 | Bronze | Bienvenido Llaneta Bernabe Lovina Tomas Bennet Genaro Cabrera |
Athletics | Men's 4x400m Relay |
3 | Bronze | Aurelio Amante | Athletics | Men's Discus Throw |
4 | Bronze | Sotero Alcantara | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
5 | Bronze | Mohammed Mala | Swimming | Men's 800m Freestyle |
6 | Bronze | Serafin Villanueva | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
7 | Bronze | Edilberto Bonus | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke |
8 | Bronze | Pedro Landero | Weightlifting | Bantamweight 56kg |
Multiple
editName | 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
editMedal by sports
editSport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Swimming | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
Athletics | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Weightlifting | 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