The Philippines participated in the 1958 Asian Games held in Tokyo, Japan from May 24 to June 1, 1958. The country ranked 2nd with 9 gold medals, 19 silver medals and 21 bronze medals.[1] This edition of the Asiad has been the most fruitful for the Philippines in terms of the total number of medals garnered.
| Philippines at the 1958 Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
Asian Games performance edit
148 athletes participated and they joined in 12 sports. Inocencia Solis was crowned Asia's fastest woman with a 12.5 second clocking, she also won the silver medal as part of the 4x100 near relay squad of Rogelia Ferrer, Francisca Sanopal and Irene Penuela.[citation needed]
The basketball squad won its third consecutive Asian Cage title.
Medalists edit
Gold edit
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gold |
Remegio Vista Isaac Gomez Pedro Subido Enrique Bautista |
 Athletics |
Men's 4x100m Relay |
| 2 | Gold |
Inocencia Solis | Athletics |
Women's 100m |
| 3 | Gold |
Visitacion Badana | Athletics |
Women's Long Jump |
| 4 | Gold |
Emilio Achacoso Kurt Bachmann Carlos Badion Loreto Carbonell Francisco Lagarejos Eduardo Lim Carlos Loyzaga Ramon Manulat Leonardo Marquicias Constancio Ortiz Mariano Tolentino Antonio Villamor Martin Urra Francis Wilson Coach: Valentin Eduque |
 Basketball |
Men's Team |
| 5 | Gold |
Adolfo Feliciano |  Shooting |
300m Rifle 3 |
| 6 | Gold |
Jocelyn von Giese Victoria Cagayat Sandra von Giese Haydee Coloso-Espino |
 Swimming |
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay |
| 7 | Gold |
Raymundo Deyro |  Tennis |
Men's Singles |
| 8 | Gold |
Felicisimo Ampon Raymundo Deyro |
Tennis |
Men's Doubles |
Silver edit
Silver edit
Multiple edit
| Name | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raymundo Deyro | Tennis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Haydee Coloso-Espino | Swimming | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Felicisimo Ampon | Tennis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Inocencia Solis | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandra von Giese | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Adolfo Feliciano | Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Enrique Bautista | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Isaac Gomez | Athletics | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Victoria Cagayat | Swimming | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bana Sailani | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Desideria Ampon | Tennis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Dungo | Tennis | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Dakula Arabani | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Francisca Sanopal | Athletics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Gertrudes Lozada | Swimming | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Patricia Yngayo | Tennis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Freddie Elizalde | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny Jose | Tennis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pablo Somblingo | Athletics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rodolfo Agustin | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Medal summary edit
Medals by sports edit
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
 Tennis | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
 Swimming | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
 Shooting | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Basketball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Boxing | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Weightlifting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 19 | 20 | 47 |
References edit
- ^ 1958 Asian Games medal tally Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
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