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Philippines at the
1997 Southeast Asian Games
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph (in English)
in Jakarta
Competitors490 in 36 sports
Flag bearerPaeng Nepomuceno
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
43
Silver
57
Bronze
109
Total
209
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

The Philippines participated at the 19th Southeast Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 11–19 October 1997.

SEA Games performance[edit]

The Philippines slipped from third place to fourth slot. Philippine officials had earlier predicted a third-place finish before the Games. The Philippines sent an 800-member delegation, the country's biggest SEA Games contingent ever. The Philippines surpassed their 33-gold mark in 1995 with a harvest of 43 golds, with 56 silvers and 108 bronzes.[1]

Young gymnast Pia Adele Reyes was the only three-gold medal winner, winning individual titles in floor exercise and balance beam besides sharing the artistic team gold. She also bagged silver honors.

Elma Muros-Posadas ruled the heptathlon in a new SEA Games mark of 5,269 points. She captured her unprecedented seventh long jump title by clearing 6.45 meters. Swimmer Ryan Papa was the next best individual performer, winning two golds and three silvers.

The games that won golds for the country were Wushu, Fencing, Taekwondo, Golf and Archery. As expected, the Philippines won the gold in men's basketball.

Medalists[edit]

Gold[edit]

No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Gold Philippines Archery Men's team recurve
2  Gold Philippines Archery Women's team recurve
3  Gold Elma Muros-Posadas Athletics Women's Heptathlon
4  Gold Philippines Basketball Men's team
5  Gold Victor Arpilleda Billiards Men's 15-Ball Rotation
6  Gold Richard de Guzman Fencing -
7  Gold Pia Adele Reyes Gymnastics -
8  Gold John Baylon Judo Men's 76kg
9  Gold Carolino Gonzales Shooting Men's 50m Free Pistol
10  Gold Raymond Papa Swimming Men's 100m backstroke
11  Gold Raymond Papa Swimming Men's 200m backstroke
12  Gold Roberto Cruz Taekwondo Men's Pinweight
13  Gold Alesandro Lubiano Taekwondo Men's Middleweight
14  Gold Alvin Taraya Taekwondo Men's welterweight
15  Gold Nelia Sy Taekwondo Women's Lightweight
16  Gold Melchor Tumasis Wrestling Men's 58kg
17  Gold Bobby Co Wushu Men's taijiquan
18  Gold Stephanie Lim Wushu -
19  Gold Alfonso Que Wushu -

Silver[edit]

No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Silver Raymond Papa Swimming Men's 50m freestyle
2  Silver Raymond Papa Swimming Men's 100m freestyle
3  Silver Raymond Papa Swimming Men's 200m freestyle
4  Silver Kathy Echiverri Swimming Women's 100m breaststroke
5  Silver Joseph Lizardo Tennis Men's singles

Bronze[edit]

No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Bronze Christian Cubilla Archery Men's individual recurve
2  Bronze Amparo Lim
Kennie Asuncion
Badminton Women's doubles
3  Bronze Kathy Echiverri Swimming Women's 50m freestyle
4  Bronze Kathy Echiverri Swimming Women's 100m backstroke
5  Bronze Robert Angelo
Bryan Juinio
Joseph Lizardo
Michael John Misa
Tennis Men's team
6  Bronze Jennifer Saret
Pamela Floro
Maricris Fernandez
Marisue Jacutin
Tennis Women's team
7  Bronze Philippines Water Polo Men's team
8  Bronze Ramon Solis Weightlifting Men's Weightlifting

Multiple[edit]

Name Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Raymond Papa Swimming 2 3 0 5
Kathy Echiverri Swimming 0 1 2 3
Joseph Lizardo Tennis 0 1 1 2

Medal summary[edit]

By sports[edit]

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Taekwondo65112
 Fencing46313
 Wushu4217
 Athletics34310
 Golf3003
 Judo25613
 Swimming2439
 Rowing2248
 Shooting2147
 Archery2103
 Karate15915
 Wrestling1449
 Bowling1348
 Gymnastics1337
 Billiards and snooker1157
 Softball1102
 Pencak silat101011
 Basketball1001
 Weightlifting0448
 Cycling0156
 Tennis0112
 Traditional boat race0077
 Boxing0033
 Sailing0033
 Squash0022
 Badminton0011
Totals (26 entries)385386177

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Haze and fire in Jakarta". Manila Standard - Google News Archive Search.

External links[edit]

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