Philippines at the World Games

Philippines at the World Games
IOC code	PHI
World Games appearances (overview)
2013 2017

The Philippines has participated at the World Games since its inception in 1981. It has won at least a medal in every edition of the World Games except the 1981 and 2005 editions. The first gold medal won for the nation was by cue sports player Carlo Biado who won the men's nine-ball singles event in the 2017 World Games.

Medal count[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Akita 2001	0	1	0	1
Cali 2013	0	0	1	1
Duisburg 2005	0	0	0	0
Kaohsiung 2009	0	0	1	1
Karlsruhe 1989	0	2	0	2
L'Aia 1993	0	0	1	1
Lahti 1997	0	0	1	1
Londra 1985	0	2	1	3
Santa Clara 1981	0	0	0	0
Wroclaw 2017	1	0	0	1
Totals (10 games)	1	5	5	11

Medals by sport[]

Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Cue sports	1	1	0	2
Bowling	0	2	5	7
	0	2	0	2
Totals (3 sports)	1	5	5	11

Medalists[]

The first medals won by competitors for the Philippines at the World Games was obtained in the 1985 edition in Londra, United Kingdom. The medals consists of two silvers won by taekwondo athletes Arnold Baradi and Mike Ventossa and a bronze by ten-pin bowlers Olivia and Rene Reyes competing in the mixed doubles events. The Philippines has consistently won at least one medal in every edition except the 1981 and 2005 editions.

It was only in the 2017 edition in Wroclaw, Poland, did the Philippines won its first gold medal. The medal was won by cue sports player, Carlo Biado in the men's single nine-ball event.^[1]

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
Gold	Carlo Biado	Wroclaw 2017	Cue sports	Nine-ball – men's singles
Silver	Marlon Manalo	Akita 2001	Cue sports	Men's snooker
Silver	Arianne Cerdeña	Karlsruhe 1989	Tenpin bowling	Women's singles
Silver	Arianne Cerdeña	Karlsruhe 1989	Tenpin bowling	Mixed doubles
Silver		Londra 1985	Taekwondo	Men's finweight
Silver		Londra 1985	Taekwondo	Men's flyweight
Bronze	Dennis Orcollo	Cali 2013	Cue sports	Nine-ball – men's singles
Bronze		Kaohsiung 2009	Tenpin bowling	Women's singles
Bronze	Rafael Nepomuceno	Lahti 1997	Tenpin bowling	Men's singles
Bronze	Rafael Nepomuceno	Hague 1993	Tenpin bowling	Men's singles
Bronze		Londra 1985	Tenpin bowling	Mixed doubles

Source:World Games^[2]

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