Philippines at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The Philippines
competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics
in Montreal
, Canada
. The Asia
n nation sent only eleven athletes to Montreal, its smallest delegation since 1932, to compete in track and field, boxing, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
Athletics
Men's Marathon
Boxing
Men's Light Flyweight ( – 48kg)
Men's Bantamweight ( – 54kg)
Men's Featherweight ( – 57kg)
Shooting
Men's Free Pistol
Men's Rapid Fire Pistol
Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 400m Freestyle
Men's 1500m Freestyle
Men's 100m Backstroke
Men's 200m Backstroke
Men's 200m Butterfly
Women's 100m Breaststroke
Women's 200m Breaststroke
Women's 400m Individual Medley
Weightlifting
Men's Flyweight
Men's Bantamweight
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 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n nation sent only eleven athletes to Montreal, its smallest delegation since 1932, to compete in track and field, boxing, shooting, swimming and weightlifting.
AthleticsAthletics at the 1976 Summer OlympicsAt the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...
Men's Marathon
- Victor Idava — 2:38:23 (→ 57th place)
BoxingBoxing at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThere were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...
Men's Light Flyweight ( – 48kg)
- Eduardo Baltar
- First Round — lost to Armando GuevaraArmando GuevaraRamón Armando Guevara is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the light flyweight division.-References:*...
(VEN), 0:5
- First Round — lost to Armando Guevara
Men's Bantamweight ( – 54kg)
- Reynaldo FortalezaRey FortalezaReynaldo "Rey" Fortaleza is a former Olympic boxer who represented the Philippines in the 1976 Montreal Olympicsbefore immigrating permanently to Canada in 1990 where he became a community leader and media pioneer.-Early life:...
Men's Featherweight ( – 57kg)
- Ruben Mares
ShootingShooting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsShooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:...
Men's Free Pistol
- Arturo Macapagal
Men's Rapid Fire Pistol
- Mariano Ong
SwimmingSwimming at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThe 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Gerardo Rosario
Men's 400m Freestyle
- Edwin Borja
Men's 1500m Freestyle
- Edwin Borja
Men's 100m Backstroke
- Gerardo Rosario
Men's 200m Backstroke
- Gerardo Rosario
Men's 200m Butterfly
- Edwin Borja
Women's 100m Breaststroke
- Nancy Deano
Women's 200m Breaststroke
- Nancy Deano
Women's 400m Individual Medley
- Nancy Deano
WeightliftingWeightlifting at the 1976 Summer OlympicsThe weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.-Medal summary:...
Men's Flyweight
- Salvador del Rosario
Men's Bantamweight
- Arturo del Rosario