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Philippines at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Philippines at the
1932 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Amateur Athletic Federation
in Los Angeles
Competitors8 in 3 sports
Medals
Ranked 25th
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
3
Total
3
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines, also known as the Philippine Islands, competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, which was held from July 30 to August 24. This appearance marked the third appearance of the nation. Until the 2020 Summer Olympics, this was the first and only game where Filipinos won more than one medal and also earned its highest medal haul.

The delegation consisted of nine people: Foreign Consultant Rudolph Mueller, and six Olympians: high jumper Simeon Toribio, boxers John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr., and Carlos Padilla Sr., and swimmers Abdurahman Ali, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Jikirum Adjaluddin. There were also two coaches.

Three people won a bronze medal: Simon Toribio as part of the Men's high jump category in Athletics, José Villanueva as part of the Men's bantamweight category in Boxing, and Teófilo Yldefonso as part of the Men's 200-meter breaststroke in Swimming.


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