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Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
PHI

Competitors
  
25 in 7 sports

Website
  
www.olympic.ph

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Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Philippine Olympic Committee

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

Contents

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 Campos, Jr.
  • Antonio Genato
  • José Gochangco
  • Rafael Hechanova, Sr.
  • Eduardo Lim
  • Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga
  • Antonio Martinez
  • Ponciano Saldana
  • Meliton Santos
  • Antonio Tantay
  • Mariano "Nano" Tolentino
  • Head Coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo

    • Boxing

    Men's Flyweight:

  • Al Asuncion
    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:

  • Alejandro Ortuoste
    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:

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

    Men's Welterweight:

  • Vicente Tuñacao
    1. 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

    • References

    Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wikipedia
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