Philippines at the 1956 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	PHI
Nocname:	Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1956
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Philippines
Location:	Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors:	39 (35 men, 4 women)
Sports:	7
Flagbearer:	Gertrudez Lozada
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

The Philippines competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. 39 competitors, 35 men and 4 women, took part in 30 events in 7 sports.^[1]

A resolution was filed at the Philippine Congress which sought a Philippine boycott of the 1956 Summer Olympics as a protest against the White Australia policy which targeted immigrants with an Asian background.^[2] The country nevertheless participated at the Games.

The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) named the 39 athletes and four coaches in a special luncheon meeting at the Philippine Columbian Clubhouse. Antonio de las Alas, PAAF President, headed the Philippine delegation to Melbourne.

Philippine Olympic team lineups

• Basketball:
  • Carlos Badion
  • Rafael Barretto
  • Ramoncito Campos
  • Loreto Carbonell
  • Antonio Genato (c)
  • Eduardo "Eddie" Lim
  • Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga
  • Ramón Manulat
  • Leonardo Marquicias
  • Mariano Tolentino
  • Martin Urra
  • Antonio Villamor
  • Coach: Leo Prieto
• Track and Field:
  • Pablo Somblingo (400-meter hurdles)
  • Ciriaco Baronda (high jump)
  • Manolita Cinco and Francisca Sanopal (80-meter hurdles)
  • Coach: Jose Ravello
• Swimming:
  • Bana Sailani (400-meter freestyle and 1,500-meter freestyle)
  • Parsons Nabiula (200-meter breastroke and 200-meter butterfly)
  • Agapito Lozada (200-meter butterfly)
  • Pedro Cayco (100-meter backstroke)
  • Dakula Arabani (200-meter freestyle)
  • Gertrudez Lozada (100-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle)
  • Jocelyn Von Giese (100-meter backstroke)
  • Coach: Edilberto Bonus
• Boxing:
  • Federico Bonus (Flyweight)
  • Alberto Adela (Bantamweight)
  • Paulino Melendrez (Featherweight)
  • Celedonio Espinosa (Lightweight)
  • Manuel delos Santos (Middleweight)
  • Coach: Celestino Enriquez
• Wrestling:
  • Nicolas Arcales (Middleweight, acting coach)
  • Mateo Tanaquin (Lightweight)
  • Ernesto Ramel (Bantamweight)
• Weightlifting:
  • Pedro Landero (Bantamweight)
  • Rodrigo del Rosario (Featherweight)
• Shooting:
  • Teodoro Kalaw, Jr (Team Captain)
  • Cesar Jayme
  • Martin Gison
  • Ricardo Hizon
  • Hernando Castelo
  • Enrique Beech

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

• Preliminary Round (Group A)

• Defeated Thailand (55-44)

• Defeated Japan (76-61)

• Lost to United States (53-121)
• Quarterfinals (Group A)

• Lost to Uruguay (70-79)

• Defeated France (65-58)

• Lost to Chile (69-88)
• Classification 5-8

• Lost to Bulgaria (70-80)
• Classification 7/8

• Defeated Chile (75-58) → did not advance, 7th place

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Five sport shooters, all male, represented the Philippines in 1956.

25 m pistol

• Martin Gison

50 m pistol

• Ricardo Hizon

300 m rifle, three positions

• Martin Gison

50 m rifle, prone

• Hernando Castelo
• César Jayme

Trap

• Enrique Beech

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1956 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philippines at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093726/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PHI/summer/1956/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 8 June 2015 . sports-reference.com.
2. News: Philippines asked to ban 'White Australia's' Olympics. 15 September 2016. Associated Press. The Deseret News. 10 May 1949. Manila.