| Philippines at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation |
| Website | www |
| in Melbourne/Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 39 (35 men, 4 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Gertrudez Lozada |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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:
- 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
Basketball
- 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
Shooting
Five sport shooters, all male, represented the Philippines in 1956.
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
- ^ "Philippines at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Philippines asked to ban 'White Australia's' Olympics". Manila: The Deseret News. Associated Press. 10 May 1949. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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