| Philippines at the 1981 Southeast Asian Games | |
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| IOC code | PHI |
| NOC | Philippine Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
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| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Southeast Asian Games appearances (overview) | |
The Philippines hosted the 11th Southeast Asian Games for the first time and held from 6 to 15 December 1981 in the city of Manila.
SEA Games performance
The Philippine contingent, from the 24 golds which they won in the 1979 games in Jakarta, came through this time with 55 golds and a third place overall finish. Gintong Alay Project Director and Philippine Olympic Committee chairman Michael Keon was jubilant over the Philippines' impressive show of strength but told the delegations gathered during the closing rites that it was never the design of the host country to dominate the 11th SEA games.
The Philippines came through with a bumper harvest of golds in cycling, winning eight of the golds disputed. The host country also grabbed eight golds in athletics -track and field and bowling. Boxing and weightlifting had six golds each. Swimming produced four gold medals, with three credited to Billy Wilson, who came home from his studies and training in the US, and one to veteran Jairulla Jaitulla.
Lydia de Vega and Isidro del Prado were the country's two double gold medal winners and were cited with more honors. De Vega was cited as best female track performer for her record-breaking performances in the 200 meters and del Prado as the best male track performer for a record-breaking performances in the 400 meters.
It was World Champion Bong Coo of bowling, who emerged as the Philippines' most bemedalled campaigner winning four gold medals and two silver medals in six events disputed. The Filipinos were blanked in three events; archery, badminton and table tennis.
Medalists
Gold
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Gold |
Philippines |  Basketball |
Men's team |
| 2 | Gold |
William Wilson |  Swimming |
Men's 200m freestyle |
| 3 | Gold |
William Wilson | Swimming |
Men's 400m freestyle |
| 4 | Gold |
William Wilson | Swimming |
Men's 1500m freestyle |
| 5 | Gold |
Jairulla Jaitulla | Swimming |
Men's 100m breaststroke |
| 6 | Gold |
Alexander Marcial Rudolf Gabriel |
 Tennis |
Men's doubles |
| 7 | Gold |
Pia Tamayo | Tennis |
Women's singles |
| 8 | Gold |
Pia Tamayo Alexander Marcial |
Tennis |
Mixed doubles |
| 9 | Gold |
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Women's team |
| 10 | Gold |
Ramon Solis |  Weightlifting |
Men's Weightlifting |
Silver
| No. | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Silver |
Carlos Santos Jr. |  Archery |
Men's individual 30m recurve |
| 2 | Silver |
Carlos Santos Jr. | Archery |
Men's individual 50m recurve |
| 3 | Silver |
Carla Ramos | Archery |
Women's individual 30m recurve |
| 4 | Silver |
Philippines | Basketball |
Women's team |
| 5 | Silver |
Richard Luna | Swimming |
Men's 100m backstroke |
| 6 | Silver |
Francisco Guanco | Swimming |
Men's 200m breaststroke |
| 7 | Silver |
Renato Padronia | Swimming |
Men's 100m butterfly |
| 8 | Silver |
William Wilson | Swimming |
Men's 200m butterfly |
| 9 | Silver |
Jairulla Jaitulla | Swimming |
Men's 200m individual medley |
| 10 | Silver |
Philippines | Swimming |
Men's team 4 × 200 m freestyle relay |
| 11 | Silver |
Philippines | Swimming |
Men's team 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
| 12 | Silver |
Dyan Castillejo Gladys Imperial Marissa Sanchez Pia Tamayo |
Tennis |
Women's team |
Bronze
Multiple
| Name | Sport |
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Wilson | Swimming | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Pia Tamayo | Tennis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexander Marcial | Tennis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Jairulla Jaitulla | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rudolf Gabriel | Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos Santos Jr. | Archery | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Francisco Guanco | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Richard Luna | Swimming | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Manuel Valleramos | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cherrie Valera | Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Romeo Rafon | Tennis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Medal summary
By sports
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Athletics | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 |
 Bowling | 8 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
 Cycling | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
 Weightlifting | 6 | 2 | 13 | 21 |
 Boxing | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
 Swimming | 4 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
 Shooting | 3 | 13 | 10 | 26 |
 Gymnastics | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Lawn tennis | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
 Judo | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
 Softball | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Basketball | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Volleyball | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Archery | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
 Badminton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | 55 | 55 | 66 | 176 |
References
- "Defying the odds". Philstar.com.