Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 12-athlete delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting and swimming. This was the last Olympic games where the Philippines brought home a medal, a silver by boxer Mansueto Velasco, until weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and eventually the country's first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Philippines at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Atlanta
Competitors12 in 6 sports
Flag bearer Reynaldo Galido[1]
Medals
Ranked 61st
Gold
0
Silver
1
Bronze
0
Total
1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 SilverMansueto VelascoBoxingLight flyweightAugust 3

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

Athletes Events Heat Round 1 Heat Round 2 Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Roy Vence Marathon N/A 2:37:10 100

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Elma Muros Long jump 6.04 m 30 did not advance

Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Amparo Lim Women's singles  Krasowska (POL)
L 6–11, 5–11		 did not advance

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Mansueto Velasco Light flyweight  Tsai (TPE)
W RSC		  Aguilera (CUB)
W 14–5		  Berhili (MAR)
W 20–10		  Lozano (ESP)
W 22–10		  Petrov (BUL)
L 6–19		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Elias Recaido Flyweight  Mapfumo (ZIM)
W 13–2		  Samoilenco (MDA)
W 12–8		  Romero (CUB)
L 3–18		 did not advance
Virgilio Vicera Bantamweight  Bae (KOR)
L 4–8		 did not advance
Romeo Brin Lightweight  Valladares (CUB)
L 13–24		 did not advance
Reynaldo Galido Light welterweight  Urkal (GER)
L 2–19		 did not advance

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Athlete Horse Event Qualifying Final Rank
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total points Rank
Denise Cojuangco Chouman Individual Jumping 9.7527.2526.0063.0070 did not advance

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Trap

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
George Earnshaw Trap 113 56 did not advance

Men's Double Trap

Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
George Earnshaw Double Trap 125 27 did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete Event Heat Final B Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Raymond Papa 100 m backstroke 57.67 31 did not advance
200 m backstroke 2:05.09 25 did not advance

Women

Athlete Event Heat Final B Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Gillian Thomson 200 m backstroke 2:21.36 29 did not advance

References
  1. What has happened since '96?
  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  • Philippine Sports Commission


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