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List Of Olympic Medalists For The Philippines
This list of Olympic medalists for the Philippines collects in one location all the names of medalists who participated in the Olympics on behalf of the Philippines. History The Philippines at the Olympics, Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Paris, France with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres, Men's 100 metres and Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, 200 metres athletic events. In the next 1928 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games at Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, the Commonwealth of the Philippines, commonwealth won its first medal when swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso finished third at the Swimming at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke, Men's 200 metre breaststroke aquatic event. In the 1932 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles 1932 Olympics, the country was awarded three bronze medals, the most fruitful for the Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PhilSoc
The Philological Society, or London Philological Society, is the oldest learned society in Great Britain dedicated to the study of language as well as a registered Charitable organization, charity. The current Society was established in 1842 to "investigate and promote the study and knowledge of the structure, the affinities, and the history of languages". The society publishes a journal, the ''Transactions of the Philological Society'', issued three times a year as well as a monographic series. The first Philological Society, based in London's Fitzroy Square, was founded in 1792 under the patronage of Thomas Collingwood of St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Its publication was titled ''The European Magazine, and London Review''. The Philological Society is a member organisation of the University Council of General and Applied Linguistics. History The Society's early history is most marked by a proposal in July 1857 to create an up-to-date dictionary of the English language. This prop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |