Philippines at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 8 sports.^[1]

Athletics

Men

Track & road events

Boxing

Basketball

• Preliminary round (group B)

• Defeated Iraq (102-30)
• Defeated South Korea (35-33)
• Lost to Chile (39-68)
• Defeated China (51-32)
• Lost to Belgium (35-37)

• Classification 9-16

• Defeated Argentina (45-43)

• Classification 9-12

• Lost to Peru (29-40)

• Classification 11/12

• Lost to Belgium (34-38) → did not advance, 12th place

• Team roster

• Manuel Araneta
• Ramon Campos Jr.
• Eduardo Decena
• Andres dela Cruz
• Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo (c)
• Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo
• Edgardo "Eduardo" Fulgencio
• Primitivo Martinez
• Lauro Mumar
• Francisco Vestil

• Head coach: Dionisio "Chito" Calvo

Shooting

Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1948.

25 metre pistol

• Martin Gison

50 metre pistol

• Martin Gison
• Albert von Einsiedel

50 metre rifle

• Martin Gison
• Albert von Einsiedel
• César Jayme

Swimming

Men's 400m Freestyle

• Sambiao Basanung

Men's 1500m Freestyle

• Sambiao Basanung

Men's 200m Breaststroke

• René Amabuyok
• Jacinto Cayco

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's Bantamweight

• Francisco Vicera

References

1. "Philippines at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2015.

External links

• Philippine Sports Commission
• Official Olympic Reports