Jump to content

Philippines at the 1956 Summer Olympics

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Philippines at the
1956 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Amateur Athletic Federation
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors39 (35 men, 4 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearerGertrudez Lozada
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

Basketball

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

Shooting

[edit]

Five sport shooters, all male, represented the Philippines in 1956.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

[edit]

Weightlifting

[edit]

Wrestling

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Philippines at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Philippines asked to ban 'White Australia's' Olympics". Manila: The Deseret News. Associated Press. 10 May 1949. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
[edit]