Philippines at the 1968 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	PHI
Nocname:	Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1968
Flagcaption:	Flag of the Philippines
Location:	Mexico City
Competitors:	49 (45 men, 4 women)
Sports:	10
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	0
Appearances:	auto

The Philippines competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 49 competitors, 45 men and 4 women, took part in 53 events in 10 sports.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Men's 100 metres

• Rogelio Onofre

Men's 5,000 metres

• Benjamin Silva-Netto

Men's 10,000 metres

• Benjamin Silva-Netto

Men's Marathon

• Benjamin Silva-Netto

Men's 110m Hurdles

• Rogelio Onofre

Basketball

See main article: Basketball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

The Philippines finished with a win–loss record of 3-6, and placed 13th overall.

• Team Roster
  • Orlando Bauzon
  • Danny Florencio
  • Robert Jaworski
  • Jimmy Mariano
  • Alfonso Marquez
  • Rogelio Melencio
  • Edgardo Ocampo
  • Adriano Papa, Jr.
  • Renato Reyes
  • Alberto Reynoso (c)
  • Joaquin Rojas
  • Elias Tolentino
  • Freddie Webb - Alternate
  • Roehl Nadurata - Alternate
  • Head Coach: Carlos Loyzaga

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Five shooters, all men, represented the Philippines in 1968.

Light flyweight

• Manolo Vicera

Flyweight

• Rodolfo Díaz

Bantamweight

• Dominador Calumarde

Featherweight

• Teogenes Pelegrino

Lightweight

• Rodolfo Arpon

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three cyclists represented the Philippines in 1968.

Sprint

• Roberto Roxas
• Rolando Guaves

1000m time trial

• Rolando Guaves

Individual pursuit

• Benjamin Evangelista

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

• Ernesto Beren
• Norman Henson

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Eight shooters, all men, represented the Philippines in 1968.

25 m pistol

• Paterno Miranda
• Horacio Miranda

50 m pistol

• Antonio Mendoza
• José Agdamag

300 m rifle, three positions

• Adolfo Feliciano
• Bernardo San Juan

50 m rifle, three positions

• Adolfo Feliciano
• Leopoldo Ang

50 m rifle, prone

• Jaime Villafuerte
• Adolfo Feliciano

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Philippines at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417093727/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/PHI/summer/1968/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 20 September 2014 . sports-reference.com.