| Npc: | PHI |
| Npcname: | Paralympic Committee of the Philippines |
| Games: | Summer Paralympics |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Philippines |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro |
| Competitors: | 5 |
| Sports: | 4 |
| Flagbearer: | Josephine Medina |
| Rank: | 76 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 1 |
| Appearances: | auto |
The Philippines competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016.
The Philippine Paralympic delegation was represented by 5 sportspeople in four sports. Table tennis player Josephine Medina was the delegation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, for the second straight time.[1] [2]
The delegation included coaches, Ramond Debuque (powelifting), Joel Deriada (athletics), Louise Mark Eballa (table tennis), and Antonio Ong (swimming), with Dennis Esta as the Chef d' Mision and as well as the team doctor Raul Michael Cembrano. Philippine Sports Association of the Differently Abled President Michael Barredo and Secretary General Ral Rosario was also part of the Paralympic delegation.[3]
See main article: article and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Philippines qualified 1 athlete for athletics.[3] Long jumper Andy Avellana, was also among the athletes reportedly to have qualified[4] but was not part of the Philippine delegation in later reports because he was not able to get a wildcard slot.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Jerrold Pete Mangliwan | 100m - T52 | 20.04 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| 400m - T52 | 1:02.67 | 3 Q | 1:04.93 | 7 | |||
See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Philippines has qualified 1 athlete for Swimming.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| align=left rowspan=3 | Ernie Gawilan | 100m freestyle S8 | 1:06.64 | 15 | did not advance | |
| 400m freestyle S8 | 4:54.24 | 10 | did not advance | |||
| 100m backstroke S8 | 1:19.75 | 9 | did not advance | |||
See main article: article and Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Philippines qualified 1 athlete for table tennis.[3]
See main article: article and Powerlifting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. The Philippines qualified 2 athletes (and) for Powerlifting.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Total lifted | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agustin Kitan | Men's –59 kg | 145 | 7 |
| Adeline Dumapong-Ancheta | Women's +86 kg | – | |