Philippines at the 1994 Asian Games
| Philippines at the 1994 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Hiroshima | |
| Medals Ranked 14th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines participated in the 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima, Japan from October 2 to October 16, 1994. Ranked 14th with 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 8 bronze medals with a total of 13 over-all medals.
Asian Games Performance
The Filipinos' triple gold all came in Boxing where Mansueto Velasco, Jr. reigned supreme in the light-flyweight division, Elias Recaido Jr. in the flyweight class, and Reynaldo Galido in the light-welterweight category. The three-two-eight gold-silver-bronze showing turned out to be the seventh best by the country at that time in the 43-year history and 12 Asiad stagings.[1]
Medalists
The following Philippine competitors won medals at the Games.
Gold
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold | Mansueto Velasco | Boxing | Light flyweight 48kg |
| 2 | Gold | Elias Recaido | Boxing | Flyweight 51kg |
| 3 | Gold | Reynaldo Galido | Boxing | Light welterweight 63.5kg |
Silver
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Silver | Jorge Fernandez Paeng Nepomuceno Rene Reyes Paulo Valdez Angelo Constantino |
Bowling | Men's Team |
| 2 | Silver | Robert Vargas | Taekwondo | Featherweight -64kg |
Bronze
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bronze | Elma Muros | Athletics | Women's Long Jump |
| 2 | Bronze | Irene Garcia | Bowling | Women's Masters |
| 3 | Bronze | Anthony Igusquisa | Boxing | Bantamweight 54kg |
| 4 | Bronze | Eric Canoy | Boxing | Featherweight 57kg |
| 5 | Bronze | Richard Lim | Karate | Men's Kata |
| 6 | Bronze | David Lay | Karate | Men's Kumite -65kg |
| 7 | Bronze | Richard Ng | Wushu | Men's Nanquan |
| 8 | Bronze | Daniel Go | Wushu | Men's Taijiquan |
Medal summary
Medal by sports
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxing | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| Bowling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Karate | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Wushu | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
References
- ^ RP boxers get big heroes' welcome, Manila Standard
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