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Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games

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The Philippines participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 24 to September 4, 1962. Ranked 3rd with 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 16 bronze medals with a total of 27 over-all medals.[1]

Mona Sulaiman copped three gold medals when she topped the 100 and 200-meter dash and anchored the national squad in the women's 4x100-meter finals. [2] Philippine boxing won their first gold medal when Filipino welterweight boxer Manfredo Alipala, a 24-year old National Open champion from Far Eastern University, outpunched Japan's Kichijiro Hamada in the finals. [3]

The Philippine basketball team captured its fourth championship in the Asian Games competitions. In Tennis, Johnny Jose bagged the Asiad men's tennis singles gold medal. [4]

Medal summary

Medals by sport

Athletics 4 1 4 9
Basketball 1 n/a n/a 1
Boxing 1 0 3 4
Shooting 0 1 0 1
Swimming 0 2 10 12
Tennis 1 2 6 9
Volleyball 0 0 1 1

References