Philippines First Olympic Gold Medal

Philippines First Olympic Gold Medal. The country's first ever medal at the games was won by swimmer teofilo yldefonso who wore bronze after the men's 200m backstroke at the 1928 olympics in. For the first time in olympic history, an athlete from the philippines is taking home a gold medal thanks to the literal strength of weightlifter hidilyn diaz.

This is the philippines’ first gold medal of paris 2024, the first for a male philippine athlete (hidilyn diaz was the first filipina), and the first in artistic gymnastics. With her final lift monday at tokyo international forum, she set two olympic.