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Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France [1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.
Olympic Games: Seoul, South Korea High jump: 2.17 m Sean Guevara: 15 April 2005 National Open Manila, Philippines 2.18 m Leonard Grospe: 3 June 2023 PinoyAthletics Summer Series Meet Lingayen, Philippines [19] 2.20 m Leonard Grospe: 20 December 2023 Philippine National Games: Manila, Philippines [20] 2.21 m Leonard Grospe: 14 June 2024
Filipino athletes have won a total of eighteen Olympic medals (as of 2024 Summer Olympics), with boxing as the top medal-producing sport. [1] On July 26, 2021, the Philippines clinched its first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , with Hidilyn Diaz winning the Women's 55 kg event in Weightlifting . [ 2 ]
A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics. [1] Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics, making a sweep impossible.
The 24-year-old cemented his legendary status after he took the top spot in the men’s floor and vault events, making him the first male athlete in the Philippines' history to win a gold medal.
The Philippines has produced 67 gold, 114 silver and 229 bronze medals in the Asian Games since 1951. The Asian Games is a multi-nation, multi sports event held every four years and is the most prestigious games in Asia next to the Olympics. This is a list of all Philippine Asian Games medalists, classified per sport.
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Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [17] Total 224 kg Hidilyn Diaz: 26 July 2021 Olympic Games: Tokyo, Japan [17] 59 kg Snatch 100 kg Elreen Ando: 8 September 2023 World Championships: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [15] Clean & Jerk 130 kg Elreen Ando: 8 August 2024 Olympic Games: Paris, France [19] Total 230 kg Elreen Ando: 8 August 2024 Olympic Games: Paris ...