The Philippines, also known as the Philippine Islands, competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States, which was held from July 30 to August 24. This appearance marked the third appearance of the nation. Until the 2020 Summer Olympics, this was the first and only game where Filipinos won more than one medal and also earned its highest medal haul.
The delegation consisted of nine people: Foreign Consultant Rudolph Mueller, and six Olympians: high jumper Simeon Toribio, boxers John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr., and Carlos Padilla Sr., and swimmers Abdurahman Ali, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Jikirum Adjaluddin. There were also two coaches.
Three people won a bronze medal: Simon Toribio as part of the Men's high jump category in Athletics, José Villanueva as part of the Men's bantamweight category in Boxing, and Teófilo Yldefonso as part of the Men's 200-meter breaststroke in Swimming.
Medalists
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! Medal
! Name
! Sport
! Event
! Date
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| || || Athletics || Men's high jump || July 31
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| || || Boxing || Men's bantamweight || August 11
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| || || Swimming || Men's 200 m breaststroke || August 13
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Background
The Games were held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. This edition marked the nation's third appearance to the Summer Olympic Games since their second appearance at the 1928 Summer Olympics, This appearance also marked the third since their first appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Qualification and delegation
thumb|The Philippine delegation riding a boat to Los Angeles.
The delegation was organized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation, The participation was accepted after a meeting, deciding on a system where they would pick 50 participants.