Philippines at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Encyclopedia
The Philippines
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
in Helsinki
, Finland
.
Boxing
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Men's Bantamweight:
Men's Lightweight:
Men's Light-Welterweight:
Men's Welterweight:
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics
1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...
in Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
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Men's Team Competition
- Qualification Round (Group B)
- Defeated Israel (57-47)
- Defeated Hungary (48-35)
- Main Round (Group C)
- Lost to Argentina (59-85)
- Lost to Brazil (52-71)
- Defeated Canada (81-65) → did not advance, 9th place
- Team Roster:
- Florentino Bautista
- Ramon Campos, Jr.
- Antonio Genato
- José Gochangco
- Rafael Hechanova, Sr.
- Eduardo Lim
- Carlos "Caloy" LoyzagaCarlos LoyzagaCarlos M. Loyzaga is a former Filipino basketball player and coach. He led the Philippine National team to a Bronze Medal finish in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. The Philippines third place finish remains the highest rank of any Asian team in the history of the tournament...
- Antonio Martinez
- Ponciano Saldana
- Meliton Santos
- Antonio Tantay
- Mariano "Nano" Tolentino
- Head Coach: Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo
BoxingBoxing at the 1952 Summer OlympicsFinal results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...
Men's Flyweight:
- Alfredo Asuncion
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- First Round – Defeated Basil Thompson of Burma (TKO 2R)
- Second Round – Lost to William Michael Toweel of South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(1 - 2)
Men's Bantamweight:
- Alejandro OrtuosteAlejandro OrtuosteAlejandro Ortuoste is a retired amateur boxer from the Philippines. He won the gold medal at the 1954 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight division. He represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, failing to reach the third round.-References:*...
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- Second Round – Lost to John McNallyJohn McNally (boxer)John McNally is a former boxer. McNally is most noted for winning a silver medal for Ireland at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki in the Bantamweight division...
of IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
(0 - 3)
- Second Round – Lost to John McNally
Men's Lightweight:
- Benjamin Enriquez
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- First Round – Lost to Aleksy AntkiewiczAleksy AntkiewiczAleksy Antkiewicz was a Polish boxer. He has won two Olympic medals for Poland: bronze in London 1948 in featherweight division and silver at the next Olympics in Helsinki 1952 in lightweight.He was born in Katlewo, Warmia and died in...
of PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(0 - 3)
- First Round – Lost to Aleksy Antkiewicz
Men's Light-Welterweight:
- Ernesto Porto
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- First Round – Lost to Bruno VisintinBruno VisintinBruno Visintin is a retired boxer from Italy.-Amateur career:Visintin was a Light Welterweight Olympic Bronze Medalist at the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad.-External links:...
of ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(KO 2R)
- First Round – Lost to Bruno Visintin
Men's Welterweight:
- Vicente Tuñacao
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- First Round – José Luis Dávalos of MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
(TKO 3R)
- First Round – José Luis Dávalos of Mexico