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)
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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.

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.

Medal summary

Medal table

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Swimming	0	2	9	11
Boxing	0	0	1	1
Shooting	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)	0	2	11	13

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)