The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. A total of 26 competitors, all men, participated in 18 events across 8 sports.

Athletics

;Men

;Track & road events

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!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Heat

!colspan="2"|Quarterfinal

!colspan="2"|Semifinal

!colspan="2"|Final

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

|-align=center

|align=left rowspan=2|Bernabe Lovina

|align=left|100 m

|(11.32)

|5

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|200 m

|23.2

|3

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|}

Boxing

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!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!Round of 32

!Round of 16

!Quarterfinals

!Semifinals

!colspan=2|Final

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Opposition<br />Result

!Opposition<br />Result

!Opposition<br />Result

!Opposition<br />Result

!Rank

|- align=center

|align=left|Ricardo Adolfo

|align=left|Flyweight

|<br>L RSC 2

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|- align=center

|align=left|Bonifacio Zarcal

|align=left|Bantamweight

|<br>L

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|- align=center

|align=left|Leon Trani

|align=left|Featherweight

|<br>L

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|- align=center

|align=left| Ernesto Porto

|align=left|Lightweight

|Bye

|<br>L

|colspan=4|Did not advance

|- align=center

|align=left|Mariano Vélez

|align=left|Welterweight

|<br>L

|colspan=6|Did not advance

|}

Basketball

  • Preliminary round (group B)

:* Defeated Iraq (102-30)

:* Defeated South Korea (35-33)

:* Lost to Chile (39-68)

:* Defeated China (51-32)

:* Lost to Belgium (35-37)

  • Classification 9-16

:* Defeated Argentina (45-43)

  • Classification 9-12

:* Lost to Peru (29-40)

  • Classification 11/12

:* Lost to Belgium (34-38) → did not advance, 12th place

  • Team roster

:*Manuel Araneta

:*Ramon Campos Jr.

:*Eduardo Decena

:*Andres dela Cruz

:*Felicisimo "Fely" Fajardo (c)

:*Gabriel "Gabby" Fajardo

:*Edgardo "Eduardo" Fulgencio

:*Primitivo Martinez

:*Lauro Mumar

:*Francisco Vestil

  • Head coach: Dionisio "Chito" Calvo

Shooting

Three shooters represented the Philippines in 1948.

;25 metre pistol

  • Martin Gison

;50 metre pistol

  • Martin Gison
  • Albert von Einsiedel

;50 metre rifle

  • Martin Gison
  • Albert von Einsiedel
  • César Jayme

Swimming

;Men

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|-

!rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Heat

!colspan=2|Semifinal

!colspan=2|Final

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

|-align=center

|rowspan=2 align=left|Sambiao Basanung

|align=left|400 m freestyle

| 5:21.5

| 34

| colspan=4 | Did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|1500 m freestyle

| 21:05.9

| 23

| colspan=4 | Did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|René Amabuyok

|rowspan=2 align=left|200 m breaststroke

| 2:52.6

| 16 Q

| 2:51.8

| 13

| colspan=2 | Did not advance

|-align=center

|align=left|Jacinto Cayco

| 2:54.0

| 18

| colspan=4 | Did not advance

|}

Weightlifting

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|-

!rowspan="2"|Athlete

!rowspan="2"|Event

!colspan="2"|Press

!colspan="2"|Snatch

!colspan="2"|Clean & Jerk

!rowspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|Rank

|- style="font-size:95%"

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

!Result

!Rank

|- align=center

|align=left|Rodrigo del Rosario

|align=left|Men's 60 kg

|97.5

|2

|92.5

|11

|117.5

|14

|307.5

|5

|- align=center

|}

Wrestling

Men's Bantamweight

  • Francisco Vicera

References

  • Philippine Sports Commission
  • Official Olympic Reports