Philippines national athletics team


The Philippines national athletics team represents the Philippines at the international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World Athletics Championships. Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association is the governing body of athletics in the Philippines. The first participation of the Philippines in an international competition was at the Far Eastern Games in 1913. As for the olympics, their first participation began in 1924 and has continued every summer olympics expect the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The first win that the Philippines national athletics team had won though was the olympic games, receiving a bronze medal in the Men's 200 meters breaststroke, won by Teófilo Yldefonso, in the 1928 Amsterdam summer Olympics.

Medal count

Olympic Games

As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, the Philippines has only won seven bronze medals and three silver. The youngest member of the national team who participated in the Olympics was at 13 years old ; the oldest is at 58 years old. The most medals they have won has been in swimming and boxing.

Records

Coaches

These are the national team coaches who have been appointed by PATAFA.