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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)

MedalsRanked 11th
  
GoldSilverBronzeTotal191222

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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