Philippines at the Paralympics

The Philippines made its Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul and has been fielding athletes up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. Powerlifter Adeline Dumapong won her country's first Paralympic medal when she took the bronze medal in the Up to 82.5 kg event, lifting 110 kg in the 2000 Sydney Paralympic Games.

Philippines at the
Paralympics
IPC codePHI
NPCParalympic Committee of the Philippines
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
2
Total
2
Summer appearances

The Philippines, being a tropical nation, has never competed in the Winter Paralympics.[1]

History

The Philippines made their Paralympic Games debut at the 1988 Summer Paralympics in Seoul, with three men competing in athletics and one in swimming. It returned for the 2000 Games in Sydney, with a male athlete in the javelin event and a female powerlifter, Adeline Dumapong. Dumapong won her country's first Paralympic medal when she took the bronze medal. In the 2004 Athens edition, the Philippines were represented by two powerlifters.

In the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, Dumapong was due to compete, but was a non-starter in her event. The country's other representatives were in Paralympic Sailing, in the Mixed Two Person SKUD18 keelboat event. Although they finished last,[2] their Paralympic exposure was an invaluable resource to prepare for future sailing elite games. The much better funded Philippine Olympic athletes had likewise failed to win any medals in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The 2012 London Paralympic Games saw 9 Filipino athletes competing in four sports. The Philippine Paralympic team was the biggest Philippine delegation since the 1988 Paralympics in South Korea. Just like the Filipino athletes who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics, no medals were won by the 9 para athletes. However, Josephine Medina's table tennis game ranked 4th overall in Paralympic Table Tennis standings and was the best finish for the Philippines.

In the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, the Philippines snared its second Paralympic medal, ending the country's 16-year medal drought. Medina bagged bronze medal at the women's single table tennis after defeating Julianne Wolf of Germany.[3]

Notable athletes

Adeline Dumapong Ancheta has competed in powerlifting in the 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro edition of the Summer Paralympics.

Josephine Medina has competed in table tennis in the 2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro edition of the Summer Paralympics.

Sports Competed
  • Athletics
  • Powerlifting
  • Sailing
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis

List of medalists
Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeAdeline Dumapong2000 SydneyPowerliftingWomen's −82.5 kg
 BronzeJosephine Medina2016 Rio de JaneiroTable tennisSingles class 8

Medals by Summer Games
See also: All-time Paralympic Games medal table
GamesGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1988 Seoul0000
1992 Barcelona0000
2000 Sydney0011
2004 Athens0000
2008 Beijing0000
2012 London0000
2016 Rio de Janeiro0011
Totals (7 games)0022

See also

References
  1. Philippines at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Philippines at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. http://www.philstar.com/sports/2016/09/13/1623361/josephine-medina-bags-bronze-medal-paralympic-table-tennis
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