Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games
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]
| Philippines at the 1962 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Jakarta | |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Asian Games performance
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. 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.[2]
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.[3]
Medal summary
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
 Tennis | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
 Boxing | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Swimming | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
 Shooting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
_pictogram.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Volleyball | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 sports) | 7 | 6 | 24 | 37 |
Basketball Gold medalist
| Philippine national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Engracio Arazas | Kurt Bachmann | |
| Narciso Bernardo | Geronimo Cruz | |
| Carlos Loyzaga (Captain) | Manuel Jocson | |
| Alfonso Marquez | Roehl Nadurata | |
| Eduardo Pacheco | Cristobal Ramas | |
| Alberto Reynoso | Edgardo Roque | |
| Joselino Roa | Jose Laganson | |
| Head coach: Enrique Crame (7-0 won-loss record) | ||
References
- 1962 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
- The Doc is in
- The Freeman