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The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila. This country was ranked 2nd with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 17 bronze medals with a total of 45 medals to secure its second spot in the medal tally.
Asian Games performance
It was the best performance ever for the country in the quadrennial meet. Boxing produced five gold medals in a sensational performance, while swimming and shooting added four golds each. The basketball squad won as expected, proving once more its dominance of the game.
One of the greatest shooters in the country's history emerged as one of the Games' multi-medalists, Martin Gison, a many time Olympian who survived the Bataan Death march, bagged one gold medal in rapid fire pistol, two silvers in small bore rifle and free rifle, and one bronze medal in small bore rifle.
The gold medalists in boxing included Ernesto Sajo (flyweight), Alejandro Ortuoste (bantamweight), Celedonio Espinosa (lightweight), Ernesto Porto (light welterweight), and Vicente Tunacao (middleweight). Two female swimmers - Haydee Coloso and Jocelyn von Giese - made a sensational debut with golden performances in their respective events.