The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Basketball
- Men's team competition
- Qualification Round (Group B)
- Defeated Israel (57-47)
- Defeated Hungary (48-35)
- Main Round (Group C)
- Lost to Argentina (59-85)
- Lost to Brazil (52-71)
- Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place
- Team roster:
- Florentino Bautista
- Ramon "Ramoncito" Campos Jr.
- Antonio "Tony" Genato
- José Gochangco
- Rafael "Paing" Hechanova
- Eduardo "Eddie" Lim
- Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga
- Antonio "Pocholo" Martínez (c)
- Ponciano Saldaña
- Meliton Santos
- Antonio Tantay
- Mariano "Nano" Tolentino
- Head coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
- Al Asuncion
- First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R)
- Second Round – Lost to Willie Toweel of South Africa (1 – 2)
Men's Bantamweight:
- Alejandro Ortuoste
- Second Round – Lost to John McNally of Ireland (0 – 3)
Men's Lightweight:
- Benjamin Enriquez
- First Round – Lost to Aleksy Antkiewicz of Poland (0 – 3)
Men's Light-Welterweight:
- Ernesto Porto
- First Round – Lost to Bruno Visintin of Italy (KO 2R)
Men's Welterweight:
- Vicente Tuñacao
- First Round – José Luis Dávalos of Mexico (TKO 3R)
Shooting
Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1952.
- 25 m pistol
- Martin Gison
- Félix Cortes
- 50 m pistol
- Félix Cortes
- Martin Gison
- 50 m rifle, prone
- Martin Gison
- César Jayme
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
- Official Olympic Reports
