Philippines at the Universiade
# Philippines at the Universiade

The Philippines has participated at the Universiade debuting at the 1967 Summer Universiade. From 1967 until 2007, athletes representing the country were sent by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines with sanction from Philippine Olympic Committee. Since 2011 it is the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines (FESSAP), a member of the International University Sports Federation (FISU), that has been sending competitors representing the country at the Universiade.

## History

The Philippines first participated in the Universiade at the 1967 Summer Universiade in Tokyo. From 1967 until 2007, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines sent athletes to the Universiade under the directive of the Philippine Olympic Committee.

From the 2011 edition, the Philippine delegation has been sanctioned and sent by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines which was granted membership by the International University Sports Federation (FISU) in 2009. The UAAP attempted to gain membership at the FISU and replace FESSAP as the Philippines' member organization in the international sports body, but FISU affirmed the membership of FESSAP in 2013.

The Philippines won its first gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade courtesy of Wesley So of chess.

The country made its debut in the Winter Universiade in the 2019 edition held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. The Philippines competed in figure skating with Misha Fabian as the national delegation's sole competitor.

## Team sports

The Philippines has sent athletes to compete in team sports such as basketball and volleyball. These teams are not necessarily organized or sanctioned by member associations of the Philippine Olympic Committee.

### Basketball

The Philippines' last participation in the Universiade in the 20th century was in 1967 Summer Universiade when the UE Red Warriors of the University of the East played as the country's Universiade basketball team. The UE team was led by Robert Jaworski and Danny Florencio. The team placed fifth out of eight teams in the final standing.

The Philippine Olympic Committee and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas attempted to send a men's basketball team to the 2009 Summer Universiade. Their application to FISU was denied, saying to the POC that they are prioritizing participation of its member associations for the 24-team men's basketball event. 2008 Philippine Collegiate Champion League winners, the De La Salle Green Archers of the De La Salle University, would have represented the country.

The first basketball team sent by the Federation of School Sports Association of the Philippines as the Philippines' representatives were the University of the Visayas Lancers, who played in the 2013 edition. This team was led by head coach Felix Bellano Jr. However, the team was disqualified after they left the tournament before the quarterfinals.

### Volleyball

When the Philippines debuted at the 1967 Summer Universiade, they fielded volleyball teams for both the men's and women's competition. The men's team finished fourth while the women's team clinched second place.

## Medal count

### Medals by Summer Universiade

| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Torino 1959 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Sofia 1961 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Porto Alegre 1963 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Budapest 1965 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Tokyo 1967 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Torino 1970 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Moscow 1973 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Rome 1975 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Sofia 1977 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Mexico City 1979 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Bucharest 1981 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Edmonton 1983 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Kobe 1985 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Daegu 2003 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Izmir 2005 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Bangkok 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Belgrade 2009 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Shenzhen 2011 | 58 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Kazan 2013 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Gwangju 2015 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Taipei 2017 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Naples 2019 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Total | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 72 |

### Medals by sport

| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chess | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Taekwondo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wushu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |

### Medals at the Winter Universiade

| Universiade | | | | | Rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960–2017 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2019 Krasnoyarsk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## List of medalists

| Medal | Athlete | Year | Sport | Event |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Silver | Philippine Universiade volleyball team | 1967 | Volleyball | Women's |
| Bronze | Maria Criselda Roxas | 2007 | Taekwondo | Women's 72 kg |
| Silver | Samuel Morrison | 2011 | Taekwondo | Men's 63 kg |
| Gold | Wesley So | 2013 | Chess | Men's |
| Silver | Jomar Balangui | 2017 | Wushu | Men's 52 kg sanda |
| Gold | Ernest Obiena | 2019 | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
