Filipinos Brought Home 3 Olympic Medals in 1932
by admin | December 1, 2009 | In Filipino Sports Trivia | No Comments
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Three Filipino athletes brought home a bronze medal apiece from the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso won a bronze at the 200-meter breaststroke event while Simeon Toribio also clinched a bronze in the high jump event. Jose “Cely” Villanueva clinched the country’s first boxing bronze medal in the bantamweight category.
