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Here’s a by-the-numbers guide of the Philippines’ history in the Olympics: 1 – Teofilo Yldefonso is the only Filipino with multiple Olympic medals, winning the bronze in the 200m breaststroke in the 1928 Amsterdam and then again in the 1932 Los Angeles Games. 1 – Number of Filipino athletes in the country’s Olympic debut in the 1924 Paris Games. David Nepomuceno, the lone RP entry, was fielded in the 100m and 200m runs. He was sixth and last in his heat in the 100 and third and last in his heat in the 200. It was the first and last Olympic Games for Nepomuceno, who was 24 at the time. 2 – Number of total Olympic silver medals won by the Philippines, courtesy of boxers Mansueto Velasco (men’s light flyweight, 1996) and Anthony Villanueva (men’s featherweight, 1964). 3 – Number of countries that joined the 2004 Athens Olympics and have a longer gold-medal drought than the Philippines. Haiti, which debuted in the 1900 Paris Games, has the longest mint-less stint in the Olympiad, followed by Iceland (1908) and Monaco (1920). The Philippines, which participated for the first time in 1924, is fourth. 4 – Number of Filipino athletes who have appeared in the Winter Olympic Games, namely: Michael Teruel (alpine skiing, 1992 Albertville Games); Raymund Ocampo (luge, 1988 Calgary Games); Juan Cipriano and Ben Nanasca (alpine skiing, 1972 Sapporo Games). 5 – Number of Olympiads shooter Martin Gison appeared in, the most by any Filipino. He was only 22 years old in his first Olympics in 1936 in Berlin and already 50 in the 1964 Tokyo Games. He was also in the 1948, ’52 and ’56 Games. His best finish was in 1936 when he placed fourth in the men’s 50m small-bore rifle (prone position) event. 7 – Number of total Olympic bronze medals won by the Philippines. They were won by: boxers Jose Luis Villanueva (bantamweight, 1932), Leopoldo Serrantes (light flyweight, 1988), Roel Velasco (light flyweight, 1992); swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso (men’s 200m breaststroke, 1928 and 1932); high-jumper Simeon Toribio (1932); and sprinter Miguel White (400m hurdles, 1936). 8 – Number of Olympiads—excluding the 1980 Games the country boycotted—since the last time the Philippines fielded a basketball team. Former senator Freddie Webb and multiple Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player William Adornado led the RP 5 to a 13th-place finish in a field of 16 in the 1972 Munich Games. 9 – Number of total Olympic medals won by the Philippines. 10th – The Olympic edition that saw the most medals won by the Philippines in one Games. Boxer Villanueva (men’s bantamweight), swimmer Yldefonso (men’s 200m breaststroke) and high-jumper Toribio all won bronze medals in the X Olympiad in the 1932 Los Angeles Games. 12 – Number of Filipino athletes in the 1996 Atlanta Games, the fewest since the country fielded eight in 1932. 13 – Akiko Thomson’s age (13 years and 346 days old to be exact) in the 1988 Seoul Games, making her the youngest Filipino Olympian ever. She was fielded in the 50m and 100m freestyle and the 100m backstroke events. 16th – The Olympic edition that first saw RP women athletes participate. Manolita Cinco (80m hurdles), Gertrudez Lozada (100m, 400m freestyle), Francisca Sanopal (80m hurdles), and Jocelyn von Giese (100m backstroke) are the pioneer Filipinas after seeing action in the XVI Olympiad in the 1956 Melbourne Games. 18 – The Philippines has a streak of 18 Olympic Games—excluding the 1980 boycott of the Moscow Games—without an Olympic gold. 24 – Number of Olympic medals won by Indonesia (nine gold, eight silver and seven bronze), the most in the Southeast Asian region. Thailand is next with 17 (five gold, two silver and 10 bronze), followed by the Philippines’ nine overall (two silver, seven bronze). 44 – Number of years since the country last sent just one boxer to the Olympics. Men’s flyweight contender Segundo Macalalad was ousted in the first round in the 1960 Rome Games. Only light-flyweight Harry Tañamor will appear in Beijing. 53 – Number of RP athletes in the 1972 Munich Games, the country’s biggest delegation in Olympic history. 58 – Mario Almario’s age (58 years and 10 days to be exact) in the 1992 Barcelona Games, making him the oldest Filipino Olympian ever. He placed 24th in the mixed three-person keelboat event in sailing. 76 – Number of years since the last time a Filipino reached the final round in swimming. Jikirum Adjaluddin and Teofilo Yldefonso ended up in the final six in the 1932 Los Angeles Games. Adjaluddin placed fifth, while Ildefonso ended up with the bronze. 117 – Number of countries that are still without a gold medal after the 2004 Athens Games. 375 – Number of Filipino Olympians since the country first participated in 1924, including this year’s Games. - GMANews.TV