Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Philippines at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph
in Beijing
Competitors15 in 8 sports
Flag bearers Manny Pacquiao (opening)
Miguel Molina (closing)
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

The Philippines competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by 15 athletes, 10 men and 5 women, who competed in 17 events across 8 sports.

The Philippine government and private sector pledged a combined sum of P15-million (US$340,909) for any athlete competing in the games who would win the country its first gold medal.[1] Though Willy Wang won the gold medal in Wushu, it was not included in the medal tally because the Wushu tournament was a demonstration sport in the Olympic Games. Though several national records were broken in swimming and weightlifting events, the country failed to win any medals for the third consecutive Olympiad.

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