Philippines at the 1974 Asian Games

Philippines at the
1974 Asian Games
IOC code PHI
NOC Philippine Olympic Committee
Website www.olympic.ph (in English)
in Tehran
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
0
Silver
2
Bronze
11
Total
13
Asian Games appearances (overview)

The Philippines participated in the 1974 Asian Games held in Tehran, Iran from September 1 to September 16, 1974. Ranked 15th with no gold medals, 2 silver medals and 11 bronze medals with a total of 13 over-all medals.[1]

Asian Games performance

No gold medal. The country's production was only a pair of silvers by swimmer Gerardo "Ral" Rosario and 11 bronzes. Rosario placed second in both the 100-meter backstroke and 200-meter backstroke to become the only notable achiever in the country's worst performance ever in Asian Games history. The country sent 98 athletes and competed in 14 sports. [2]

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total
Boxing0011
Shooting0011
Swimming02911

Bronze medalist

  • Gerardo "Ral" Rosario (Also won two bronzes as part of the 4 x 100-meter freestyle and 4 x 200-meter freestyle relays)
  • Jairulla Jaitulla (four bronze medals, 200-meter individual medley and was part of the 4 x 100-meter freestyle, 4 x 200-meter freestyle and 4 x 100-meter medley teams)
  • Nancy Dano (four bronze medals, 100-meter breastroke, 200-meter breastroke, 200-meter individual medley and 4 x 100-meter medley relay)
  • Aquilino Nicolas (boxing, light middleweight)
  • Edwin Borja (1,500-meter freestyle)
  • Betina Abdula, Grace Justimbaste, Susan Papa and Deano (4 x 100-meter medley relay)
  • Rosario, Sukarmo Maut, Dae Imlani and Jaitulla (4 x 100-meter freestyle relay)
  • George Earnshaw (trap shooting)

References

  1. ↑ 1974 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2006-07-11 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Rosario, Torre honored and humbled". Malaya Business Insight.


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