Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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, and eventually the country's first gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Philippines at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Flag of the Philippines
IOC code	PHI
NOC	Philippine Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ph
in Atlanta
Competitors	12 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Reynaldo Galido
Medals Ranked 61st	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Medalists

Further information: 1996 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Mansueto Velasco	Boxing	Light flyweight	August 3

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Marathon

Athletes	Events	Heat Round 1		Heat Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Roy Vence	Marathon	N/A						2:37:10	100

Women's Long Jump

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Elma Muros	Long jump	6.04 m	30	did not advance

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Amparo Lim	Women's singles	Krasowska (POL) L 6–11, 5–11	did not advance

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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	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

Main article: Equestrian at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athlete	Horse	Event	Qualifying					Final	Rank
			Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Total points	Rank
Denise Cojuangco	Chouman	Individual Jumping	9.75	27.25	26.00	63.00	70	did not advance

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men's Trap

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
George Earnshaw	Trap	113	56	did not advance

Men's Double Trap

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Semifinal		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
George Earnshaw	Double Trap	125	27	did not advance

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Raymond Papa	100 m backstroke	57.67	31	did not advance
	200 m backstroke	2:05.09	25	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final B		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Gillian Thomson	200 m backstroke	2:21.36	29	did not advance

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. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
• "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
• Philippine Sports Commission