The Philippines competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's eighteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its partial support to the United States boycott.
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) sent a total of 16 athletes, 12 men and 4 women, competing in 6 sports. Five Filipino athletes had previously competed in Sydney, including taekwondo jin and SEA Games champion Donald Geisler and boxing veteran Romeo Brin, who became the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Brin's teammate and boxer Christopher Camat was originally selected by the committee to carry the flag, but surpassed his lifetime privilege to the veteran, as he decided to witness his action and prepare for the next day's opening bout.
Philippines left Athens without a single Olympic medal for the second consecutive time. Among all the athletes, welterweight taekwondo jin Mary Antoinette Rivero only progressed further into the semifinals, where she lost the match to host nation's Elisavet Mystakidou and the second repechage bout to South Korea's Hwang Kyung-Seon, leaving the Filipino squad without a single Olympic medal for the second straight time.
Archery
One Filipino archer qualified for the women's individual archery.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJasmin FigueroaWomen's individual60056 (9)W 132–130 (19)L 150–152Did not advance
Athletics
Filipino athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
Men Track & road events AthleteEventFinalResultRankEduardo BuenavistaMarathon2:28:1867
Women Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLerma GabitoLong jump6.3133Did not advance
Key Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Boxing
Filipino boxers qualified for the following events:
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHarry TañamorLight flyweightW 17–12L 25–42Did not advanceViolito PaylaFlyweightL 26–36Did not advanceRomeo BrinLight welterweightW 43–35L 15–29Did not advanceChristopher CamatMiddleweightL 13–35Did not advance
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankJethro DionisioTrap10932Did not advance
Swimming
Filipino swimmers have achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard, and 1 at the B-standard):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRaphael Matthew Chua100 m breaststroke1:06.3750Did not advanceMiguel Mendoza400 m freestyle4:01.9936colspan=2 Did not advance1500 m freestyle16:26.5234colspan=2 Did not advanceMiguel Molina200 m freestyle1:53.8142Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:19.1938Did not advance200 m individual medley2:05.2833Did not advance400 m individual medley4:33.2534colspan=2 Did not advanceJames Walsh200 m butterfly2:06.7637Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJaclyn Pangilinan100 m breaststroke1:12.4731Did not advance200 m breaststroke2:33.3820Did not advance
Taekwondo
Three Filipino taekwondo jin qualified for the following events:
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTshomlee GoMen's −58 kgL 6–7Did not advanceDonald GeislerMen's −80 kgL 9–9 Did not advanceL Did not advance7Mary Antoinette RiveroWomen's −67 kgW 10–10 W 10–4L 2–3L 2–6Did not advance5
See also Philippines at the 2002 Asian Games Philippines at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Philippine Olympic Committee