Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games
| Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games | |||||||||
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| IOC code | PHI | ||||||||
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee | ||||||||
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| in Jakarta | |||||||||
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |||||||||
The Philippines participated in the 1962 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia from August 24 to September 4, 1962. Ranked 3rd with 7 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 16 bronze medals with a total of 27 over-all medals.[1]
Mona Sulaiman copped three gold medals when she topped the 100 and 200-meter dash and anchored the national squad in the women's 4x100-meter finals.[2] Philippine boxing won their first gold medal when Filipino welterweight boxer Manfredo Alipala, a 24-year old National Open champion from Far Eastern University, outpunched Japan's Kichijiro Hamada in the finals.[3]
The Philippine basketball team captured its fourth championship in the Asian Games competitions. In Tennis, Johnny Jose bagged the Asiad men's tennis singles gold medal.[4]
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| Athletics | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Tennis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |