| Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Atlanta | |
| Competitors | 12 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Reynaldo Galido[1] |
| Medals Ranked 61st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. The 12-athlete delegation to the 1996 Atlanta Olympics competed in athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting and swimming. This was the last Olympic games where the Philippines brought home a medal, a silver by boxer Mansueto Velasco, until weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Mansueto Velasco | Boxing | Light flyweight | August 3 |
Results and competitors by event
Athletics
Men's Marathon
- Roy Vence — 2:37.10 (→ 100th place)
Women's Long Jump
- Elma Muros
- Qualification — 6.04m (→ did not advance)
Badminton
Amparo "Weena" Lim became the only Filipino badminton player to qualify and compete in the sport of badminton in the Olympics. She lost in the first round 11–6, 11–6 to Katarzyna Krasowska of Poland.
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Mansueto Velasco | Light flyweight |  Tsai (TPE)W RSC |  Aguilera (CUB)W 14–5 |  Berhili (MAR)W 20–10 |  Lozano (ESP)W 22–10 |  Petrov (BUL)L 6–19 | |
| Elias Recaido | Flyweight |  Mapfumo (ZIM)W 13–2 |  Samoilenco (MDA)W 12–8 | Romero (CUB) L 3–18 | Did not advance | ||
| Virgilio Vicera | Bantamweight | .svg.png){kind=small} Bae (KOR)L 4–8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Romeo Brin | Lightweight | Valladares (CUB) L 13–24 | Did not advance | ||||
| Reynaldo Galido | Light welterweight |  Urkal (GER)L 2–19 | Did not advance | ||||
Equestrian
Jumping Individual
- Denise Cojuangco
Shooting
Men's Trap
- George Earnshaw
Men's Double Trap
- George Earnshaw
Swimming
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Raymond Papa
- Heat — 57.67 (→ did not advance, 32nd place)
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Raymond Papa
- Heat — 2:05.09 (→ did not advance, 25th place)
Women's 200m Backstroke
- Gillian Akiko Thomson
- Heat — 2:21.36 (→ did not advance, 29th place)
References
- (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
- Philippine Sports Commission