Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games

Philippines at the 1954 Asian Games
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph Template:En icon
in Manila
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 14 Silver 14 Bronze 17 Total 45
Asian Games appearances (overview)
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The Philippines participated and hosted the 1954 Asian Games held in the capital city of Manila. The country ranked 2nd with 14 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 17 bronze medals with a total of 45 medals to secure its second spot in the medal tally.

Asian Games performance

Boxing produced five gold medals, while swimming and shooting added four golds each. The basketball squad also won the gold medal.

Martin Gison bagged one gold medal in rapid fire pistol, two silvers in small bore rifle and free rifle, and one bronze medal in small bore rifle.

The gold medalists in boxing included Ernesto Sajo (flyweight), Alejandro Ortuoste (bantamweight), Celedonio Espinosa (lightweight), Ernesto Porto (light welterweight), and Vicente Tunacao (middleweight). Two female swimmers - Haydee Coloso and Jocelyn von Giese - made a sensational debut with golden performances in their respective events.

Medal summary

Medal table

Athletics	0	1	7	8
Basketball	1	n/a	n/a	1
Boxing	5	1	0	6
Shooting	4	4	4	12
Swimming	4	3	4	11
Weightlifting	0	3	1	4
Wrestling	0	2	1	3

Basketball Gold medalist

Philippine national team
Bayani Amador	Florentino Bautista
Jose Ma. Cacho	Napoleon Flores
Antonio Genato	Rafael Hechanova (Captain)
Eduardo Lim	Carlos Loyzaga
Ramon Manulat	Lauro Mumar
Francisco Rabat	Ignacio Ramos
Ponciano Saldaña	Mariano Tolentino
Head coach: Herminio Silva (6-0 won-loss record)