| Philippines at the 1951 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in New Delhi | |
| Medals Ranked 5th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines participated in the first ever Asian Games held in New Delhi, India on 5 to 10 March 1951. With 5 golds, 6 silvers and 8 bronzes, this country was ranked 5th in the medal tally and 3rd place in the over-all medal count.[1]
Asian Games performance
The country's delegation of 39 athletes won its 19 medals in only four sports - swimming, basketball, athletics and weightlifting. There were no women athletes in the country's first Asian Games team.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Swimming | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 |
 Athletics | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (4 sports) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
Medalists
Gold
- Athletics
- Andres Franco
- Basketball (4-0 won-loss record)
- Francisco Calilan
- Andres dela Cruz
- Genaro Fernandez
- Jose Gochango
- Rafael Hechanova
- Moro Lorenzo
- Carlos Loyzaga
- Antonio Martinez (Team Captain)
- Lauro Mumar
- Ignacio Ramos
- Meliton Santos
- Mariano Tolentino
- Coach: Dionisio Calvo
- Swimming
- Jacinto Cayco
Silver
- Swimming
- Sotero Alcantara
- Serafin Villanueva
- Mohammad Mala (2 silver medals)
- Rodrigo Del Rosario
Bronze
- Athletics
- Aurelio Amante
- Swimming
- Sotero Alcantara
- Mohammad Mala
- Edilberto Bonus
- Serafin Villanueva
- Weightlifting
- Landero Pedro
References
- ^ First Asian Games medal tally Archived 2008-10-08 at the Wayback Machine