Philippines at the 1948 Summer Olympics

The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 8 sports.

Athletics

 * Men
 * Track & road events

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's 400m Freestyle
 * Sambiao Basanung

Men's 1500m Freestyle
 * Sambiao Basanung

Men's 200m Breaststroke
 * René Amabuyok
 * Jacinto Cayco

Wrestling
Men's Bantamweight
 * Francisco Vicera