Philippines at the 1958 Asian Games
Philippines at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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IOC code | PHI |
NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Tokyo | |
Medals Ranked 2nd |
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Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from May 24 to June 1, 1958. The country ranked 2nd with 9 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 21 bronze medals.[1] This edition of the Asiad has been the most fruitful for the Philippines in terms of the total number of medals garnered.
Asian Games performance[]
148 athletes participated and they joined in 12 sports. Inocencia Solis was crowned Asia's fastest woman with a 12.5 second clocking, she also won the silver medal as part of the 4x100 near relay squad of Rogelia Ferrer, Francisca Sanopal and Irene Penuela.[citation needed]
The basketball squad won its third consecutive Asian Cage title.
Medalists[]
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