Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games

Philippines at the
1954 Asian Games
Flag of the Philippines (1936–1985, 1986–1998).svg
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.

Asian Games performance

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.

Medalists

Gold

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 pictogram.svg Basketball Men's Team 8 May
2  Gold Ernesto Sajo Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's Flyweight 51kg 8 May
3  Gold Alejandro Ortuoste Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's Bantamweight 54kg 8 May
4  Gold Celedonio Espinosa Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's Lightweight 60kg 8 May
5  Gold Ernesto Porto Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's Light Welterweight 63.5kg 8 May
6  Gold Vicente Tuñacao Boxing pictogram.svg Boxing Men's Light Middleweight 71kg 8 May
7  Gold Martin Gison Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol -
8  Gold Albert von Einsiedel Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -
9  Gold Adolfo Feliciano Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -
10  Gold Hernando Castelo Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions -
11  Gold Parsons Nabiula Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 1954
12  Gold Haydee Coloso Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle May 1954
13  Gold Jocelyn von Giese Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke May 1954
14  Gold Haydee Coloso Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954

Silver

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

Bronze

No. Medal Name Sport Event Date
1  Bronze Jaime Pimental Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles -
2  Bronze Genaro Cabrera
Gaspar Azares
Eusebio Ensong
Pedro Subido
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4x100m Relay -
3  Bronze Pablo Somblingo
Cipriano Niera
Mauricio Paubaya
Ernesto Rodriguez
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's 4x400m Relay -
4  Bronze Andres Franco Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Men's High Jump -
5  Bronze Inocencia Solis Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 200m -
6  Bronze Inocencia Solis
Rogelia Ferrer
Manolita Cinco
Roberta Anore
Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's 4x100m Relay -
7  Bronze Vivencia Subido Athletics pictogram.svg Athletics Women's Javelin Throw -
8  Bronze Simeon Lee Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 50m Pistol -
9  Bronze Martin Gison Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -
10  Bronze Jose Zalvidea Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -
11  Bronze Enrique Beech Shooting pictogram.svg Shooting Trap -
12  Bronze Bana Sailani Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle May 1954
13  Bronze Robert Collins Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 1954
14  Bronze Rolando Santos
Bertulfo Cachero
Angel Colmenares
Bana Sailani
Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay May 1954
15  Bronze Sandra von Giese Swimming pictogram.svg Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954
16  Bronze Joaquin Vasquez Weightlifting pictogram.svg Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg -
17  Bronze Basilio Fabila Wrestling pictogram.svg Wrestling Flyweight 52kg 3 May

Multiple

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

Medal by Sports

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



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