The
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
competed at the
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
in
Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...
,
Finland
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. 25 competitors, all men, took part in 14 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
Basketball
;Men's Team Competition
*Qualification Round (Group B)
:* Defeated Israel (57-47)
:* Defeated Hungary (48-35)
*Main Round (Group C)
:* Lost to Argentina (59-85)
:* Lost to Brazil (52-71)
:* Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place
*Team Roster:
:*
Florentino Bautista
:*
Ramon "Ramoncito" Campos Jr.
:*
Antonio "Tony" Genato
:*
José Gochangco
:*
Rafael "Paing" Hechanova
:*
Eduardo "Eddie" Lim
:*
Carlos "Caloy" Loyzaga
:*
Antonio "Pocholo" Martínez (
c)
:*
Ponciano Saldaña
:*
Meliton Santos
:*
Antonio Tantay
:*
Mariano "Nano" Tolentino
*Head Coach:
Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo
Boxing
Men's Flyweight:
*
Al Asuncion
:# First Round – Defeated
Basil Thompson of
Burma
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(TKO 2R)
:# Second Round – Lost to
Willie Toweel of
South Africa
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(1 - 2)
Men's Bantamweight:
*
Alejandro Ortuoste
:# Second Round – Lost to
John McNally of
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
(0 - 3)
Men's Lightweight:
*
Benjamin Enriquez
:# First Round – Lost to
Aleksy Antkiewicz of
Poland
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(0 - 3)
Men's Light-Welterweight:
*
Ernesto Porto
:# First Round – Lost to
Bruno Visintin
Bruno Visintin (23 November 1932 – 11 January 2015) was a boxer from Italy. He was born in La Spezia, Italy. Visintin was a Light Welterweight (140 lb/63.5 kg) Olympic Bronze Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. In 1951 he ...
of
Italy
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(KO 2R)
Men's Welterweight:
*
Vicente Tuñacao
:# First Round –
José Luis Dávalos of
Mexico
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(TKO 3R)
Shooting
Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1952.
;
25 m pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
*
Martin Gison
Martin Mauricio Gison (born 14 March 1914, date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008.
Gison's first Olympics was in 1936 at 22 years old. He also competed at ...
*
Félix Cortes
;
50 m pistol
The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
*
Félix Cortes
*
Martin Gison
Martin Mauricio Gison (born 14 March 1914, date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008.
Gison's first Olympics was in 1936 at 22 years old. He also competed at ...
;
50 m rifle, prone
*
Martin Gison
Martin Mauricio Gison (born 14 March 1914, date of death unknown) was a Filipino sports shooter. He is competed at five Olympic Games, the most for any Filipino as of 2008.
Gison's first Olympics was in 1936 at 22 years old. He also competed at ...
*
César Jayme
Swimming
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
Nations at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...
1952 in Philippine sport
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