Philippines at the 1932 Summer Olympics

The Games were held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California.^[1] This edition marked the nation's third appearance to the Summer Olympic Games since their second appearance at the 1928 Summer Olympics,^[2] which was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands.^[3] This appearance also marked the third since their first appearance at the 1924 Summer Olympics.^[2]

The delegation was organized by the Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation,^[4] after the organization's recognition as the National Olympic Committee in 1929.^[5] The participation was accepted after a meeting, deciding on a system where they would pick 50 participants.^[a] The practice was conducted throughout the country, with an elimination system.^[6][4] Each province had an athletic commissioner, who is responsible for picking athletes for the competition.^[6]

The foreign consultant of the team was picked to be Rudolph Mueller.^[7] Joaquin Elizalde, a member of the delegation, was picked to be a jury participant, specifically for athletics.^[8] The team consisted of high jumper Simeon Toribio, boxers John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr.,^[b][10] and Carlos Padilla Sr.,^[c][11] and swimmers Abdurahman Ali, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Jikirum Adjaluddin.^[9] An additional two coaches were present.^[12] The team calculated to approximately nine people, who were transported on the Tatsuta Maru ship.^[13] The delegation was one of the first to arrive.^[14]

The Philippines was the 28th out of 37 countries which participated in the opening ceremony. The Philippines didn't have a flag bearer.^[15]

The athletic events were held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.^[16] Toribio first competed in the qualifying round on July 31. Then, he ended up with a bronze medal after jumping to a height of 1.97 meters, tied with four other athletes.^[17]

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
Simeon Toribio	High jump	1.97

The boxing events were held at the Grand Olympic Auditorium.^[16] Gray participated in the Flyweight classification. In the first round, he fought Edelweis Rodriguez from the Italian delegation on August 9. After a decision, he lost, gaining 9th place, the last place. He tied with four other people.^[18] The same day, Villanueva fought in the Bantamweight category. He won in round one, without a competitor. The next day, in the quarterfinals, he fought Akira Nakao of the Japanese delegation. After a decision, he won. He went to the semi-finals, fighting Lefty Gwynne of the Canadian delegation on August 11. He won, fighting against Joseph Lang of the American delegation on August 13. He lost, but he won third place.^[19]

On August 9, Padilla^[d] participated in the Lightweight classification. After competing against Laurie Stevens from the South African delegation, he lost. He gained 8th place, the last place, tied with six other people.^[20] The same day, Padilla^[e] fought against Lucien Laplace of the French delegation in round one, losing after a decision. He gained 9th place, the last place, tied with eight other people.^[21]

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
John Gray	Flyweight	Rodriguez (ITA) L	Did not advance
José Villanueva	Bantamweight	—	Nakao (JPN) W	Gwynne (CAN) L	Lang (USA) W w/o
José Padilla, Jr.	Lightweight	Stevens (RSA) L	Did not advance
Carlos Padilla	Welterweight	Laplace (FRA) L	Did not advance

The swimming events were held at the Olympic Park Swimming Stadium.^[16] Ali competed in the 100-meter freestyle on August 6, specifically in heat four, lane four. He got 1:02.2, gaining the third position in his heat. He didn't qualify, gaining 12th place.^[22] On August 11, Adjaluddin and Yldefonso participated in the 200-meter breaststroke. On heat one, Adjaluddin participated, with a time of 2:49.9, qualifying with second place. On heat three, Yldefonso participated, with a time of 2:53.7 in first place, eventually qualifying. In the semi-finals, both participated, with Adjaluddin in heat one. He swam with a time of 2:50.02, gaining third place and qualifying. In heat two, Yldefonso participated, with a time of 2:48.4, gaining second place and qualifying. In the finals, Yldefonso gained third place with a time of 2:47.1, while Adjaluddin gained fifth place with a time of 2:49.2.^[23] Yldefonso and Aldjaluddin's times helped beat the record nine times.^[24]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Abdurahman Ali	100 m freestyle	1:02.2	3	Did not advance
Teófilo Yldefonso	200 m breaststroke	2:53.7	1 Q	2:48.4	2 Q	2:47.1
Jikirum Adjaluddin		2:49.9	2 Q	2:50.2	3 Q	2:49.2	5