| Philippines at the 1974 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tehran | |
| Medals Ranked 15th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
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.[1]
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. [2]
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 sports) | 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)
References
- ^ 1974 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2006-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Rosario, Torre honored and humbled". Malaya Business Insight.