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Philippines at the 1989 SEA Games

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Philippines at the
1989 Southeast Asian Games
IOC codePHI
NOCPhilippine Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ph (in English)
in Kuala Lumpur
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
26
Silver
37
Bronze
64
Total
127
Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview)

The Philippines participated at the 15th Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 20–31 August 1989.

SEA Games performance

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Swimmer Eric Buhain won three gold medals in his favorite events, all in record times, to become the best performer among close to 3,000 peers that represented nine other Southeast Asian neighbors. Buhain's feat served as the saving grace in the otherwise mediocre and scandalous participation of the Philippines in the biennial meet. 15-year old swimming star Akiko Thomson and Buhain's teammate in the swimming squad, also shone with three gold medals, fashioned out in record-breaking times of both the national and SEA Games marks. Elma Muros, tagged to win at least four gold medals, settled for only two following a leg injury, took the gold in long jump, surpassing the Asian Games standard, to become the only other athlete in the field, outside of Buhain to better an Asian record.

The results of the 26 gold medals harvest was the worst finish of any Philippine delegation to the SEA Games. It came too short of an earlier projection of 59 gold medals. Many dubbed the Philippine participation as a debacle or a disaster as cries of resignation for sports leaders were heard. [1]

Medalists

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Gold

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No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Gold Eric Buhain Swimming Men's 200m butterfly
2  Gold Eric Buhain Swimming Men's 200m individual medley
3  Gold Eric Buhain Swimming Men's 400m individual medley
4  Gold Akiko Thomson Swimming Women's 50m freestyle
5  Gold Akiko Thomson Swimming Women's 100m freestyle
6  Gold Akiko Thomson Swimming Women's 100m backstroke
7  Gold Ramon Solis Weightlifting Men's Weightlifting

Silver

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No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Silver Philippines Swimming Men's team
2  Silver Martin Palacios Swimming Men's 1500m freestyle
3  Silver Eric Buhain Swimming Men's 100m butterfly
4  Silver Philippines Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay
5  Silver Akiko Thomson Swimming Women's 200m backstroke
6  Silver Andres Battad
Julio Carluen
Danilo Pila
Rod Rafael
Tennis Men's team
7 Silver Robert Layug Vargas Taekwondo Men's sparring Lightweight

Bronze

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No. Medal Name Sport Event
1  Bronze Eric Buhain Swimming Men's 200m freestyle
2  Bronze Martin Palacios Swimming Men's 400m freestyle
3  Bronze Philippines Swimming Men's 4x100m freestyle relay
4  Bronze Philippines Swimming Men's 4x100m medley relay
5  Bronze Nina Castillejo
Sarah Castillejo
Jennifer Saret
Dorothy Jan Suarez
Tennis Women's team

Multiple

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Name Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Eric Buhain Swimming 3 1 1 5
Akiko Thomson Swimming 3 1 0 4
Martin Palacios Swimming 0 1 1 2

Medal summary

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By sports

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SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Swimming64414
 Athletics47617
 Shooting351220
 Boxing3249
 Bowling3115
 Weightlifting2147
 Karate2136
 Golf2013
 Judo1045
 Gymnastics0527
 Cycling0369
 Taekwondo0358
 Archery0123
 Tennis0112
 Basketball0101
 Bodybuilding0044
 Fencing0044
 Sailing0011
Totals (18 entries)263564125

References

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  1. ^ "RP's 1991 sports problem - from another angle". Manila Standard.
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