The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila. The country 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.[1]
Boxing produced five gold medals, while swimming and shooting added four golds each. The basketball squad also won the gold medal.
Martin Gison 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.[2]
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The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila The country 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 1 Philippines at the1954 Asian GamesIOC codePHINOCPhilippine Olympic CommitteeWebsitewww wbr olympic wbr ph in English in ManilaMedalsRanked 2ndGold 14 Silver 14 Bronze 17 Total 45Asian Games appearances overview 1951195419581962196619701974197819821986199019941998200220062010201420182022 Contents 1 Asian Games performance 2 Medalists 2 1 Gold 2 2 Silver 2 3 Bronze 2 4 Multiple 3 Medal summary 3 1 Medal by sports 4 ReferencesAsian Games performance editBoxing produced five gold medals while swimming and shooting added four golds each The basketball squad also won the gold medal Martin Gison 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 2 Medalists editGold edit No Medal Name Sport Event Date1 nbsp Gold Bayani AmadorFlorentino BautistaJose Ma CachoNapoleon FloresAntonio GenatoRafael HechanovaEduardo LimCarlos LoyzagaRamon ManulatLauro MumarFrancisco RabatIgnacio RamosPonciano SaldanaMariano Tolentino nbsp Basketball Men s Team 8 May2 nbsp Gold Ernesto Sajo nbsp Boxing Men s Flyweight 51kg 8 May3 nbsp Gold Alejandro Ortuoste nbsp Boxing Men s Bantamweight 54kg 8 May4 nbsp Gold Celedonio Espinosa nbsp Boxing Men s Lightweight 60kg 8 May5 nbsp Gold Ernesto Porto nbsp Boxing Men s Light Welterweight 63 5kg 8 May6 nbsp Gold Vicente Tunacao nbsp Boxing Men s Light Middleweight 71kg 8 May7 nbsp Gold Martin Gison nbsp Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol 8 nbsp Gold Albert von Einsiedel nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle Prone 9 nbsp Gold Adolfo Feliciano nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions 10 nbsp Gold Hernando Castelo nbsp Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions 11 nbsp Gold Parsons Nabiula nbsp Swimming Men s 200m Butterfly May 195412 nbsp Gold Haydee Coloso nbsp Swimming Women s 100 m Freestyle May 195413 nbsp Gold Jocelyn von Giese nbsp Swimming Women s 100m Backstroke May 195414 nbsp Gold Haydee Coloso nbsp Swimming Women s 100m Butterfly May 1954Silver edit No Medal Name Sport Event Date1 nbsp Silver Genaro Cabrera nbsp Athletics Men s 100m 2 nbsp Silver Mauro Dizon nbsp Boxing Men s Featherweight 57kg 8 May3 nbsp Silver Albert von Einsiedel nbsp Shooting 50m Pistol 4 nbsp Silver Cesar Jayme nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle Prone 5 nbsp Silver Martin Gison nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions 6 nbsp Silver Martin Gison nbsp Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions 7 nbsp Silver Amado Jimenez nbsp Swimming Men s 200m Butterfly May 19548 nbsp Silver Norma Yldefonso nbsp Swimming Women s 100m Butterfly May 19549 nbsp Silver Sonia von GieseGertrudes VitoNimfa LimHaydee Coloso nbsp Swimming Women s 4 100 m Freestyle Relay May 195410 nbsp Silver Rodolfo Caparas nbsp Weightlifting Bantamweight 56kg 11 nbsp Silver Rodrigo del Rosario nbsp Weightlifting Featherweight 60kg 12 nbsp Silver Pedro del Mundo nbsp Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg 13 nbsp Silver Mansueto Napilay nbsp Wrestling Featherweight 62kg 3 May14 nbsp Silver Nicolas Arcales nbsp Wrestling Middleweight 79kg 3 MayBronze edit No Medal Name Sport Event Date1 nbsp Bronze Jaime Pimental nbsp Athletics Men s 400m Hurdles 2 nbsp Bronze Genaro CabreraGaspar AzaresEusebio EnsongPedro Subido nbsp Athletics Men s 4 100 m Relay 3 nbsp Bronze Pablo SomblingoCipriano NieraMauricio PaubayaErnesto Rodriguez nbsp Athletics Men s 4 400 m Relay 4 nbsp Bronze Andres Franco nbsp Athletics Men s High Jump 5 nbsp Bronze Inocencia Solis nbsp Athletics Women s 200m 6 nbsp Bronze Inocencia SolisRogelia FerrerManolita CincoRoberta Anore nbsp Athletics Women s 4 100 m Relay 7 nbsp Bronze Vivencia Subido nbsp Athletics Women s Javelin Throw 8 nbsp Bronze Simeon Lee nbsp Shooting 50m Pistol 9 nbsp Bronze Martin Gison nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle Prone 10 nbsp Bronze Jose Zalvidea nbsp Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions 11 nbsp Bronze Enrique Beech nbsp Shooting Trap 12 nbsp Bronze Bana Sailani nbsp Swimming Men s 400m Freestyle May 195413 nbsp Bronze Robert Collins nbsp Swimming Men s 200m Butterfly May 195414 nbsp Bronze Rolando SantosBertulfo CacheroAngel ColmenaresBana Sailani nbsp Swimming Men s 4 200 m Freestyle Relay May 195415 nbsp Bronze Sandra von Giese nbsp Swimming Women s 100m Butterfly May 195416 nbsp Bronze Joaquin Vasquez nbsp Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg 17 nbsp Bronze Basilio Fabila nbsp Wrestling Flyweight 52kg 3 MayMultiple edit Name Sport Gold Silver Bronze TotalHaydee Coloso Swimming 2 1 0 3Martin Gison Shooting 1 2 1 4Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 1 1 0 2Genaro Cabrera Athletics 0 1 1 2Bana Sailani Swimming 0 0 2 2Inocencia Solis Athletics 0 0 2 2Medal summary editMedal by sports edit SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal nbsp Boxing5106 nbsp Shooting44412 nbsp Swimming43411 nbsp Basketball1001 nbsp Weightlifting0314 nbsp Wrestling0213 nbsp Athletics0178Totals 7 entries 14141745References edit 1954 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007 02 10 at the Wayback Machine How RP has fared through the years philstar com nbsp nbsp This article about sports in Philippines is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Asian Games article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games amp oldid 1152481101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
