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Philippines At The 1948 Summer Olympics
The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 8 sports. Athletics ;Men ;Track & road events Boxing Basketball *Preliminary round (group B) :* Defeated Iraq (102-30) :* Defeated South Korea (35-33) :* Lost to Chile (39-68) :* Defeated China (51-32) :* Lost to Belgium (35-37) *Classification 9-16 :* Defeated Argentina (45-43) *Classification 9-12 :* Lost to Peru (29-40) *Classification 11/12 :* Lost to Belgium (34-38) → did not advance, 12th place *Team roster :* Manuel Araneta :* Ramon Campos Jr. :*Eduardo Decena :* Andres dela Cruz :* Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo ( c) :* Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo :* Edgardo "Eduardo" Fulgencio :*Primitivo Martinez :* Lauro Mumar :*Francisco Vestil *Head coach: Dionisio "Chito" Calvo Shooting Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1948. ;25 metre pistol * Martin Gison ;50 metre pistol * Martin Gison * Albert von Einsiedel ; 50 metre r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation (PAAF) was the governing body of sports in the Philippines and the predecessor of the Philippine Olympic Committee. History The Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation was organized in a permanent basis in 1911 as a result of the gaining of foothold of athletics in the Philippine Islands which was caused by American influence since 1899. The early proponents of the PAAF meant not only to promote athletics in the whole archipelago but in the whole Far East. The PAAF formed a committee in 1912, composed of Frank L. Crone, Elwood Stanley Brown and William Tutherly, for this purpose. The PAAF was instrumental to the organization of the Far Eastern Athletic Association (FEAA) and launched the inaugural edition of the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913. Succeeding editions of the Games would be hosted by the Philippines, China and Japan until 1934. The first Filipino Olympian was David Nepomuceno who participated in Athletics in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's Featherweight
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing boxing glove, protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on Strike (attack), striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, Elbow (strike), elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing technique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
