Philippines at the 1978 Asian Games
The Philippines participated in the 1978 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 9 to December 20, 1978. Ranked ninth with four gold medals, four silver medals and six bronze medals with a total of 14 medals.[1]
| Philippines at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Bangkok | |
| Medals Ranked 9th |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Asian Games performance
Bowling was played for the first time, and the women's team led by Bong Coo won three of the country's total output of four gold medals. Bong Coo of bowling was the most successful Filipino campaigner. She won the masters, where she set a 15-game finals record with a 210 average, semi finals and grand finals records; in the singles event she set the Asian Games record and was a member of the champion team of five with Rosario de Leon, Lolita Reformado, Lita de la Rosa, and Nellie Castillo. Bong Coo also topped the individual all events where she set an Asian Games record.
The other gold medalist was Ral Rosario, who ruled the 200-meter freestyle in a national record of 1:56.68
Medal summary
Medal table
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowling | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
 Swimming | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
 Boxing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Athletics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 sports) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Silver medalist
- Team of 3 composed of Bong Coo, Lolit Reformado and Lita dela Rosa (Bowling)
- Rosie de Leon (two silvers, masters and singles)
- Ruben Mares (lightweight, boxing)
Bronze medalist
- Ral Rosario (two bronze medal, 100-meter freestyle and 4 x 200-meter freestyle relay)
- Team of Rosario, Vicente Cheng, Mark Joseph and Jaitulla (4 x 200-meter freestyle relay)
- Mark Joseph (1,500-meter freestyle)
- Lita dela Rosa and Nellie Castillo (women's doubles)
- Team of 3 of Tito Sotto, Manny Sugutan and Jose Santos (men's bowling team)
- Amelita Saberon, Lucilia Tolentino, Lorena Morcilla and Lydia Silva-Netto (4 x 100-meter relay)