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.1954 Asian Games 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.
Medalists
Gold No.MedalNameSportEventDate1 Bayani AmadorFlorentino BautistaJose Ma. CachoNapoleon FloresAntonio GenatoRafael HechanovaEduardo LimCarlos LoyzagaRamon ManulatLauro MumarFrancisco RabatIgnacio RamosPonciano SaldañaMariano Tolentino Basketball Men's Team 8 May2 Ernesto Sajo Boxing Men's Flyweight 51kg 8 May3 Alejandro Ortuoste Boxing Men's Bantamweight 54kg 8 May4 Celedonio Espinosa Boxing Men's Lightweight 60kg 8 May5 Ernesto Porto Boxing Men's Light Welterweight 63.5kg 8 May6 Vicente Tuñacao Boxing Men's Light Middleweight 71kg 8 May7 Martin Gison Shooting 25m Rapid Fire Pistol -8 Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -9 Adolfo Feliciano Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -10 Hernando Castelo Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions -11 Parsons Nabiula Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 195412 Haydee Coloso Swimming Women's 100 m Freestyle May 195413 Jocelyn von Giese Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke May 195414 Haydee Coloso Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 1954
Silver No.MedalNameSportEventDate1 Genaro Cabrera Athletics Men's 100m -2 Mauro Dizon Boxing Men's Featherweight 57kg 8 May3 Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 50m Pistol -4 Cesar Jayme Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -5 Martin Gison Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -6 Martin Gison Shooting 300m Rifle 3 Positions -7 Amado Jimenez Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 19548 Norma Yldefonso Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 19549 Sonia von GieseGertrudes VitoNimfa LimHaydee Coloso Swimming Women's Freestyle Relay May 195410 Rodolfo Caparas Weightlifting Bantamweight 56kg -11 Rodrigo del Rosario Weightlifting Featherweight 60kg -12 Pedro del Mundo Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg -13 Mansueto Napilay Wrestling Featherweight 62kg 3 May14 Nicolas Arcales Wrestling Middleweight 79kg 3 May
Bronze No.MedalNameSportEventDate1 Jaime Pimental Athletics Men's 400m Hurdles -2 Genaro CabreraGaspar AzaresEusebio EnsongPedro Subido Athletics Men's Relay -3 Pablo SomblingoCipriano NieraMauricio PaubayaErnesto Rodriguez Athletics Men's Relay -4 Andres Franco Athletics Men's High Jump -5 Inocencia Solis Athletics Women's 200m -6 Inocencia SolisRogelia FerrerManolita CincoRoberta Anore Athletics Women's Relay -7 Vivencia Subido Athletics Women's Javelin Throw -8 Simeon Lee Shooting 50m Pistol -9 Martin Gison Shooting 50m Rifle Prone -10 Jose Zalvidea Shooting 50m Rifle 3 Positions -11 Enrique Beech Shooting Trap -12 Bana Sailani Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle May 195413 Robert Collins Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly May 195414 Rolando SantosBertulfo CacheroAngel ColmenaresBana Sailani Swimming Men's Freestyle Relay May 195415 Sandra von Giese Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly May 195416 Joaquin Vasquez Weightlifting Middle Heavyweight 90kg -17 Basilio Fabila Wrestling Flyweight 52kg 3 May
Multiple NameSport Gold Silver BronzeTotal Haydee Coloso Swimming 2 1 0 3 Martin Gison Shooting 1 2 1 4 Albert von Einsiedel Shooting 1 1 0 2 Genaro Cabrera Athletics 0 1 1 2 Bana Sailani Swimming 0 0 2 2 Inocencia Solis Athletics 0 0 2 2
Medal summary
Medal by sports
References