Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.[1]

Philippines at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Helsinki
Competitors25 in 7 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Basketball
Main article: Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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:
  • Head Coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Men's Flyweight:

  1. First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R)
  2. Second Round – Lost to Willie Toweel of South Africa (1 - 2)

Men's Bantamweight:

  1. Second Round – Lost to John McNally of Ireland (0 - 3)

Men's Lightweight:

  • Benjamin Enriquez
  1. First Round – Lost to Aleksy Antkiewicz of Poland (0 - 3)

Men's Light-Welterweight:

  1. First Round – Lost to Bruno Visintin of Italy (KO 2R)

Men's Welterweight:

  1. First Round – José Luis Dávalos of Mexico (TKO 3R)

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, prone

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1952 Summer Olympics
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References
  1. "Philippines at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2015.


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