Philippines at the FISU World University Games

Philippines at the
Universiade
IOC codePHI
National federationFederation of School Sports Association of the Philippines
Websitewww.fessap.net
Medals
Ranked 72nd
Gold
2
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
6
Summer appearances
Winter appearances

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.[1] From 1967 until 2007, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines sent athletes to the Universiade under the directive of the Philippine Olympic Committee.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] The team placed fifth out of eight teams in the final standing.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9] However, the team was disqualified after they left the tournament before the quarterfinals.[10]

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.[1]

Medal count

Medals by Summer Universiade

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
Italy Torino 1959 Did not participate
Bulgaria Sofia 1961
Brazil Porto Alegre 1963
Hungary Budapest 1965
Japan Tokyo 1967 - 0 1 0 0 18
Italy Torino 1970 Did not participate
Soviet Union Moscow 1973
Italy Rome 1975
Bulgaria Sofia 1977
Mexico Mexico City 1979
Romania Bucharest 1981
Canada Edmonton 1983
Japan Kobe 1985
South Korea Daegu 2003 - 0 0 0 0 -
Turkey Izmir 2005 Did not participate
Thailand Bangkok 2007 - 0 0 1 1 63
Serbia Belgrade 2009 Did not participate
China Shenzhen 2011 58 0 1 0 0 50
Russia Kazan 2013 89 1 0 0 1 41
South Korea Gwangju 2015 78 0 0 0 0 -
Chinese Taipei Taipei 2017 116 0 1 0 1 54
Italy Naples 2019 - 1 0 0 1 40
Total - 2 3 1 6 72

Medals by sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Athletics1001
Chess1001
Taekwondo0112
Volleyball0101
Wushu0101
Totals (5 entries)2316

Medals at the Winter Universiade

Universiade Rank
1960–2017 Did not participate
Russia 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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Fookien Times Yearbook. The Fookien Times. 1968. p. 324. Retrieved 21 April 2019. In the 1967 World University Games in Tokyo — it was the first time the Philippines was represented in the international competition — the Philippine men's volleyball bunch finished fourth. Its female counterpart was second.
  2. ^ Terrado, Reuben (16 July 2013). "With full POC backing, UAAP moves to regain Universiade recognition". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ^ Andaya, Ed. "FISU supports FESSAP, says no to UAAP". 9 July 2013. Journal Online. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Universiade recognizes FESSAP". The Philippine Star. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ Gillen, Nancy (28 February 2019). "Figure skater to make history at Krasnoyarsk 2019 as Philippines' first Winter Universiade representative". Inside the Games. Dunsar Media Company Limited. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  6. ^ Payo, Jasmine (22 March 2009). "Fisu nixes Archers' Serbia Universiade stint". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2015. The University of the East was the last basketball team to represent the Philippines in the 1967 Universiade with a lineup bannered by Robert Jaworski and Danny Florencio.
  7. ^ "Sixth World University Games - 1967". USA Basketball. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  8. ^ Payo, Jasmine (2009)
  9. ^ "UV presents squad for Universiade". Sun Star Cebu. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  10. ^ Öhrman, Ulf (14 July 2014). "Disqualification of Philippines Men's Basketball Team" (PDF). Official Communications 27th Summer Universiade, Kazan. Retrieved 14 September 2017.