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Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games

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Philippines at the
1954 Asian Games
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph (in English)
in Manila
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
14
Silver
14
Bronze
17
Total
45
Asian Games appearances (overview)

The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila. The country ranked 2nd with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 17 bronze medals with a total of 45 medals to secure its second spot in the medal tally.[1]

Asian Games performance

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Boxing produced five gold medals, while swimming and shooting added four golds each. The basketball squad also won the gold medal.

Martin Gison bagged one gold medal in rapid fire pistol, two silvers in small bore rifle and free rifle, and one bronze medal in small bore rifle.

The gold medalists in boxing included Ernesto Sajo (flyweight), Alejandro Ortuoste (bantamweight), Celedonio Espinosa (lightweight), Ernesto Porto (light welterweight), and Vicente Tunacao (middleweight). Two female swimmers - Haydee Coloso and Jocelyn von Giese - made a sensational debut with golden performances in their respective events.[2]

Medalists

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Gold

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No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Gold Bayani Amador
Florentino Bautista
Jose Ma. Cacho
Napoleon Flores
Antonio Genato
Rafael Hechanova
Eduardo Lim
Carlos Loyzaga
Ramon Manulat
Lauro Mumar
Francisco Rabat
Ignacio Ramos
Ponciano Saldaña
Mariano Tolentino
Basketball Men's Team 8 May
2  Gold Ernesto Sajo Boxing Men's Flyweight 51kg 8 May
3  Gold Alejandro Ortuoste Boxing Men's Bantamweight 54kg 8 May
4  Gold Celedonio Espinosa Boxing Men's Lightweight 60kg 8 May
5  Gold Ernesto Porto Boxing Men's Light Welterweight 63.5kg 8 May
6  Gold Vicente Tuñacao Boxing Men's Light Middleweight 71kg 8 May
7  Gold Martin Gison Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol -
8  Gold Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -
9  Gold Adolfo Feliciano Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -
10  Gold Hernando Castelo Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions -
11  Gold Parsons Nabiula Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 1954
12  Gold Haydee Coloso Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle May 1954
13  Gold Jocelyn von Giese Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke May 1954
14  Gold Haydee Coloso Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954

Silver

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No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Silver Genaro Cabrera Athletics Men's 100m -
2  Silver Mauro Dizon Boxing Men's Featherweight 57kg 8 May
3  Silver Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 50m Pistol -
4  Silver Cesar Jayme Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -
5  Silver Martin Gison Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -
6  Silver Martin Gison Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions -
7  Silver Amado Jimenez Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 1954
8  Silver Norma Yldefonso Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954
9  Silver Sonia von Giese
Gertrudes Vito
Nimfa Lim
Haydee Coloso
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay May 1954
10  Silver Rodolfo Caparas Weightlifting Bantamweight 56kg -
11  Silver Rodrigo del Rosario Weightlifting Featherweight 60kg -
12  Silver Pedro del Mundo Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg -
13  Silver Mansueto Napilay Wrestling Featherweight 62kg 3 May
14  Silver Nicolas Arcales Wrestling Middleweight 79kg 3 May

Bronze

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No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Bronze Jaime Pimental Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles -
2  Bronze Genaro Cabrera
Gaspar Azares
Eusebio Ensong
Pedro Subido
Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m Relay -
3  Bronze Pablo Somblingo
Cipriano Niera
Mauricio Paubaya
Ernesto Rodriguez
Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m Relay -
4  Bronze Andres Franco Athletics Men's High Jump -
5  Bronze Inocencia Solis Athletics Women's 200m -
6  Bronze Inocencia Solis
Rogelia Ferrer
Manolita Cinco
Roberta Anore
Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m Relay -
7  Bronze Vivencia Subido Athletics Women's Javelin Throw -
8  Bronze Simeon Lee Shooting 50m Pistol -
9  Bronze Martin Gison Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -
10  Bronze Jose Zalvidea Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -
11  Bronze Enrique Beech Shooting Trap -
12  Bronze Bana Sailani Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle May 1954
13  Bronze Robert Collins Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 1954
14  Bronze Rolando Santos
Bertulfo Cachero
Angel Colmenares
Bana Sailani
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay May 1954
15  Bronze Sandra von Giese Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954
16  Bronze Joaquin Vasquez Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg -
17  Bronze Basilio Fabila Wrestling Flyweight 52kg 3 May

Multiple

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Name Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Haydee Coloso Swimming 2 1 0 3
Martin Gison Shooting 1 2 1 4
Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 1 1 0 2
Genaro Cabrera Athletics 0 1 1 2
Bana Sailani Swimming 0 0 2 2
Inocencia Solis Athletics 0 0 2 2

Medal summary

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Medal by sports

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Boxing5106
 Shooting44412
 Swimming43411
 Basketball1001
 Weightlifting0314
 Wrestling0213
 Athletics0178
Totals (7 entries)14141745

References

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  1. ^ 1954 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "How RP has fared through the years". philstar.com.