| Philippines at the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rio de Janeiro | |
| Competitors | 13 in 8 sports |
| Flag bearer (opening) | Ian Lariba[note 1] |
| Flag bearer (closing) | Kirstie Alora |
| Medals Ranked 69th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1924, Filipino athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, but did not attend the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of the nation's partial support for the US-led boycott.
The Philippine Olympic Committee fielded a team of 13 athletes, seven men and six women, to compete in eight different sports at the Games.[3][4] Although its full roster was roughly larger by two athletes than in 2012, this was still one of the Philippines' smallest delegations sent to the Olympics. Among the sports represented by the nation's athletes, the Philippines marked its Olympic debut in golf (new to the 2016 Games) and table tennis, as well as its return to taekwondo after an eight-year absence.
The Philippine delegation featured four returning Olympians, with only two of them headed to their third straight Games: 35-year-old long jumper Marestella Torres (the oldest competitor of the team), and world-ranked weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz. The remaining returnees on the Philippine roster were swimmers Jessie Lacuna and Jasmine Alkhaldi, who both competed at their maiden Games in London four years earlier. Meanwhile, nine Filipino athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro, including table tennis player Ian Lariba, who was appointed by the committee as the flag bearer for the country's delegation in the opening ceremony.[1]
The Philippines left Rio de Janeiro with a historic silver-medal feat from Diaz in the women's 53 kg category, ending the nation's twenty-year-old drought on the podium.[5][6]
- ^ a b "Table tennis' Ian Lariba to carry PH flag in Rio". The Philippine Star. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Henson, Joaquin (23 July 2016). "Lariba, Alora to share flag-bearing honors". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "13 Filipino athletes kick off Olympic bid". CNN Philippines. 6 August 2016. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ "PH's Rio hopes now rest on 13 athletes". The Standard (Philippines). 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ del Rosario, Paolo (8 August 2016). "Rio 2016: Hidilyn Diaz ends Philippine Olympic medal drought with weightlifting silver". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ Bracher, Jane (8 August 2016). "Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz nabs silver, PH's first Olympic medal in 20 years". Rappler. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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