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 1964 Summer Olympics in

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, Japan. 47 competitors (40 men and 7 women) took part in 45 events spread across 10 sports. The Philippines won the first Olympic silver medal in these games, as well as their first medal in boxing since 1932.

Medalists

Silver

Athletics

* Nelly Restar

Boxing

Men's Featherweight *

Anthony Villanueva Anthony N. Villanueva (March 18, 1945 – May 13, 2014) was a boxer from the Philippines. He competed in the featherweight (−57 kg) division at the 1964 Olympics and won a silver medal. Shortly after the Olympics he turned professional, but ...

Cycling

Four cyclists represented the Philippines in 1964. ; Individual road race * Arturo Romeo * Daniel Olivares * Cornelio Padilla *

Norberto Arceo Norberto J. Arceo (born 28 August 1943) is a former Filipino cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race and Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team ...

; Team time trial *

* Daniel Olivares * Cornelio Padilla * Arturo Romeo

Gymnastics

Judo

Sailing

Shooting

Nine shooters represented the Philippines in 1964. ;

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 ...

* Horacio Miranda * Paterno Miranda ;

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 ...

* Edgar Bond * Mariano Ninonuevo ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Leopoldo Ang * Bernardo San Juan ; 50 m rifle, three positions *

Adolfo Feliciano Adolfo Feliciano (22 June 1930 – 1972) was a Filipino sports shooter. He competed at the 1960, 1964 and the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the ...

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 *

* Pacifico Salandanan

Swimming

Weightlifting

Men's Light Heavyweight * Artemio Rocamora

Wrestling

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
Nations at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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