Philippines at the 1988 Summer Olympics
# Philippines at the 1988 Summer Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 31 competitors, 26 men and 5 women, took part in 40 events in 11 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Discipline | Event | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronze | Leopoldo Serantes | Boxing | Light flyweight | 29 September |

## Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| - | - | - | - |
| Archery | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Boxing | 6 | – | 6 |
| Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Judo | 3 | – | 3 |
| Rowing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sailing | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Swimming | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | – | 3 |
| Wrestling | 2 | – | 2 |
| Total | 26 | 5 | 31 |

## Archery

Men

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Eighth-final | Eighth-final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Rowel Merto | Individual | 1162 | 68 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

Women

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Eighth-final | Eighth-final | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Basilisa Ygnalaga | Individual | 1182 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Athletics

### Men

**Track events**

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Hector Begeo | 3000m Steeplechase | 8:46.60 | 24 | 8:35.09 | 22 | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

**Track Events**

| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Events | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position | Time | Position |
| Lydia de Vega | 100m | 11.67 | 35 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Agrippina de la Cruz | 100m Hurdles | 14.36 | 31 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nenita Adan | 400m | 61.92 | 35 | | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Leopoldo Serantes | Light Flyweight | | Hassan (EGY) W RSCH | Stewart (LBR) W 5-0 | M'jirih (MAR) W RSCH | Hristov (BUL) L 5-0 | Did not advance |
| Roberto Jalnaiz | Flyweight | | Váradi (HUN) L 4-1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Hormillosa | Bantamweight | Julio (COL) L RSCH | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Orlando Dollente | Featherweight | Seymour (BAH) L DISQ | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Leopoldo Cantancio | Lightweight | Tszyu (URS) L KOH | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Emmanuel Legaspi | Middleweight | | Marcus (CAN) L KOH | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling

Three male cyclists represented the Philippines in 1988.

### Road

Men

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Domingo Villanueva | Road race | 4:45:20 (+13:58) | 103 |
| Norberto Oconer | Road race | DNF | - |

### Track

Time Trial

| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Bernardo Rimarim | Men's track time trial | 1:11.647 | 26 |

Points races

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Bernardo Rimarim | Men's points race | - | AB | did not advance | did not advance |

## Fencing

| Athlete | Event | Elimination Round | Round I | Repechage Round I | Round II | Repechage Round II | Round III | Repechage Round III | Round IV | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Percival Alger | Individual sabre | 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Judo

| Athlete | Event | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jerry Dino | Men's −60 kg | Zhang (CHN) L IPO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| John Baylon | Men's −78 kg | Bye | Bréchôt (GDR) L IPO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benjamin McMurray | Men's +95 kg | Bye | Stöhr (GDR) L IPO | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Repechage | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Edgardo Maerina | Men's single sculls | 8:54.90 | 6 R | 8:27.02 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 22 |

Qualification Legend: R=Repechage

## Sailing

| Athlete | Event | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Race | Net points | Final rank |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Net points | Final rank |
| Richard Paz | Division II | 42 | 41 | 39 | 32 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 192.0 | 26 |
| Nestor Soriano | Finn | 40 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 232.0 | 33 |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Joseph Eric Buhain | 50 m freestyle | 24.26 | =33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| René Concepcion | 100 m freestyle | 53.84 | 51 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| René Concepcion | 200 m freestyle | 1:55.58 | 40 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Eric Buhain | 200 m freestyle | 1:56.84 | 44 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lee Concepcion | 100 m breaststroke | 1:06.74 | 50 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lee Concepcion | 200 m breaststroke | 2:29.62 | 46 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Eric Buhain | 100 m butterfly | 57.17 | 31 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Joseph Eric Buhain | 200 m butterfly | 2:05.32 | 32 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| René Concepcion | 200 m IM | 2:10.37 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lee Concepcion | 200 m IM | - | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| René Concepcion | 400 m IM | 4:48.00 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final B | Final B | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Gillian Thomson | 50 m freestyle | 27.43 | 30 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gillian Thomson | 100 m freestyle | 59.41 | 39 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gillian Thomson | 100 m backstroke | 1:06.51 | 28 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gillian Thomson | 200 m backstroke | - | DNS | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Weightlifting

Men's 54 kilograms

* Gregorio Colonia

Men's 56 kilograms

* Samuel Alegada

Men's 90 kilograms

* Ramon Solis

## Wrestling

Men's Greco Roman (– 52 kg)

* Florentino Tirante

Men's Freestyle (– 52 kg)

* Florentino Tirante

Men's Freestyle (– 60 kg)

* Dean Manibog

## Demonstration Sports

### Bowling

Arianne Cerdeña won the gold medal. Because bowling was a demonstration sport and not an official event, Cerdena's gold medal is not included in the medal tally.

### Taekwondo

Men's Flyweight

* Stephen Fernandez

Men's Lightweight

* Monsour del Rosario
