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Philippines at the 1970 Asian Games

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IOC code
  
PHI

9
  
12

1
  
9

Philippines at the 1970 Asian Games

NOC
  
Philippine Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.olympic.ph (English)

Medals Ranked 11th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 9 12 22

The Philippines participated in the 1970 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from August 24 to September 4, 1970. Ranked 11th with 1 gold medal, 9 silver medals and 12 bronze medals with a total of 22 over-all medals.

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Asian Games performance

A brilliant win by another boxer, bantamweight Ricardo Fortaleza, saved the day for the Philippines. Fortaleza's victory was the lone gold medal for the 76-man contingent that competed in eight sports.

Gold medalist

  • Ricardo Fortaleza (bantamweight, boxing)

    • Silver medalist

  • Amelita Alanes (200-meter dash)
  • Manolo Vicera (light flyweight, boxing)
  • Amman Jalmaani (100 and 200 meter breastroke)
  • Team of Ibno Rajik Muksan, Jalmaani, Lero Goff and Jairulla Jaitulla (4x 100 meter medley relay swimming)
  • Team of Dae Imlani, Carlos Brosas, Kemalpasa Umih and Goff (4x 100-meter freestyle relay swimming)
  • Team of Jaitulla, Imlani, Umih and Goff (4x 200-meter freestyle relay swimming)
  • Rolando Gueves (480-meter massed start cycling)
  • Salvador del Rosario (flyweight, weightlifting)

    • References

    Philippines at the 1970 Asian Games Wikipedia
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