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Anthony Villanueva won the silver medal in the men’s featherweight (57 kg) boxing competition. He reached the final on October 21, 1964, where he lost by a close and controversial decision. Villanueva’s silver medal was the Philippines’ first Olympic silver medal.
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21st Olympic Games
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from July 17 to August 1, 1976.
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The Philippines first participated in the Summer Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, with David Nepomuceno becoming the first Filipino athlete to represent the country when he competed in the 100-meter dash. Swimmer Teófilo Yldefonso was the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic medal, earning a bronze medal in Amsterdam in 1928. The country's first Olympic gold medal was won by weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Gymnast Carlos Yulo became the first Filipino athlete to win multiple Olympic gold medals when he won two gold medals at the Paris 2024 Games. As of 2024, the Philippines has won 3 gold, 5 silver, and 10 bronze medals. The country has participated in every Summer Olympic Games since 1924, except for the 1980 Moscow Games, which it boycotted.
The Philippines began issuing postage stamps commemorating the Summer Olympic Games with the 1960 Rome Olympics. With the exception of the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, for which a planned stamp issue was canceled, and the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which the Philippines boycotted, the country issued stamps for every subsequent Summer Olympic Games.
In addition to the stamps commemorating the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, the Philippines issued, for the first time, stamps specifically honoring its Olympic medalists. For the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics, Philippine Olympic stamps focused exclusively on Filipino medalists.
17th Olympic Games
Rome 1960
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, took place in Rome, Italy, from August 25 to September 11, 1960.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 40 athletes (36 men and 4 women) to compete in seven sports: athletics, basketball, boxing, swimming, sailing, shooting, and weightlifting.
To commemorate the 1960 Rome Summer Olympics, four postage stamps were issued on November 30, 1960. The stamps featured four of the sports in which Filipino athletes competed: the 5-centavo stamp featuring basketball (Scott #821), the 10-centavo stamp featuring athletics (Scott #822), the 30-centavo stamp featuring shooting (Scott #C85), and the 70-centavo stamp featuring swimming (Scott #C86).
18th Olympic Games
Tokyo 1964
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, took place in Tokyo, Japan, from October 10 to 24, 1964. It was the first Olympics held in Asia.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 47 athletes (40 men and 7 women) to compete in 10 sports: athletics, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling.
Anthony Villanueva won the silver medal in the men’s featherweight (57 kg) boxing competition. He reached the final on October 21, 1964, where he lost by a close and controversial decision. Villanueva’s silver medal was the Philippines’ first Olympic silver medal.To commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, four postage stamps were issued on December 28, 1964. The stamps featured the following sports: basketball on the 6-sentimo stamp (Scott #915), a women’s relay race on the 10-sentimo stamp (Scott #916), hurdles on the 20-sentimo stamp (Scott #917), and football on the 30-sentimo stamp (Scott #918). Imperforate versions of the four stamps (Scott #915a–#918a) were issued on March 22, 1965. Of the four sports depicted on the stamps, the Philippines did not compete in hurdles or football at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
The 12-piso Anthony Villanueva stamp (Scott #3725a), issued on April 23, 2017, honored Olympic silver medalists.
19th Olympic Games
Mexico City 1968
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to 27, 1968.
The Philippines did not release a stamp for the 19th Summer Olympic Games. An issue had actually been planned for the Mexico Olympics under an agreement between the Philippines' Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications and a private group in the United States. However, the agreement met with opposition and was subsequently cancelled. As a result, the Philippines failed to issue stamps commemorating the Mexico Olympics.
If you want to learn more about the story behind that agreement, read The Unissued Mosden Stamps. Here's where you can see the cancelled Mexico Olympics issue.
20th Olympic Games
Munich 1972
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially called the Games of the XX Olympiad, took place in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 53 athletes (48 men and 5 women) to compete in 11 sports: archery, athletics, basketball, boxing, cycling, judo, sailing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling.
To commemorate the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics, three postage stamps featuring the Olympic torch and the official logo of the Munich Games were issued on November 15, 1972. The three stamps differed in denomination and background color: the 5-sentimo blue stamp (Scott #1163), the 10-sentimo light green stamp (Scott #1164), and the 70-sentimo orange stamp (Scott #1165).
21st Olympic Games
Montreal 1976
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, took place in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from July 17 to August 1, 1976.The Philippines sent a delegation of 14 athletes (13 men and 1 woman) to compete in 5 sports: athletics, boxing, shooting, swimming, and weightlifting.
To commemorate the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics, the 10-sentimo light green Munich Olympics stamp (Scott #1164) was overprinted in dark blue with the official logo of the Montreal Games and revalued to 15 sentimo (Scott #1297).
22nd Olympic Games
Moscow 1980
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, took place in Moscow, Soviet Union, from July 19 to August 3, 1980.
Sixty-five countries, including the Philippines, joined the United States-led boycot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest of the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. Due to its non-participation, the Philippines did not issue a stamp commemorating the 1980 Summer Olympics.
23rd Olympic Games
Los Angeles 1984
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, took place in Los Angeles, California, United States, from July 28 to August 12, 1984.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 19 athletes (15 men and 4 women) to compete in 7 sports: athletics, boxing, cycling, sailing, shooting, swimming, and tennis.
To commemorate the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, six postage stamps and a souvenir sheet containing four stamps were issued on July 27, 1984. The six stamps featured the following sports: men’s athletics on the 60-sentimo stamp (Scott #1699), boxing on the 2.40-piso stamp (Scott #1700), swimming on the 6-piso stamp (Scott #1701), sailing on the 7.20-piso stamp (Scott #1702), cycling on the 8.40-piso stamp (Scott #1703), and women’s athletics on the 20-piso stamp (Scott #1704).
The souvenir sheet (Scott #1705) contained four 6-piso stamps featuring sailing (Scott #1705a), boxing (Scott #1705b), cycling (Scott #1705c), and women’s athletics (Scott #1705d). 
The designs were identical to those of the corresponding regular stamps; only the denomination differed.
The designs were identical to those of the corresponding regular stamps; only the denomination differed.Both the stamps and the souvenir sheet were also issued imperforate. The imperforate stamps can be distinguished by their blue stars, rather than the red stars found on the perforated stamps. The Scott Catalogue has not assigned catalog numbers for the imperforates.
Additionally, 500,000 sets of perforated stamps were released as cancelled-to-order (CTO) stamps, with an August 8, 1984 cancellation applied at the center of a block of four.
24th Olympic Games
Seoul 1988
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, took place in Seoul, South Korea from September 17 to October 2, 1988.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 31 athletes (26 men and 5 women) to compete in 11 sports: archery, athletics, bowling, boxing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, sailing, shooting, and swimming.
Leopoldo Serantes won a bronze medal in light flyweight boxing competition, ending a 24-year Olympic medal drought for the country. Arianne Cerdeña also won a gold medal in bowling. However, it was not officially added to the Philippines’ official Olympic medal tally because bowling was only a demonstration sport at the 1988 Games.
To commemorate the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics, six postage stamps and an imperforate souvenir sheet containing four stamps were issued on September 19, 1988. The six stamps featured the following sports: archery on the 1-piso stamp (Scott #1955), tennis on the 1.20-piso stamp (Scott #1956), boxing on the 4-piso stamp (Scott #1957), athletics on the 5.50-piso stamp (Scott #1958), swimming on the 8-piso stamp (Scott #1959), and cycling on the 11-piso stamp (Scott #1960). The six stamps were also issued imperforate but were not assigned Scott catalog numbers.
The imperforate souvenir sheet (Scott #1961) contained four 5.50-piso stamps featuring weightlifting (Scott #1961a), basketball (Scott #1961b), judo (Scott #1961c), and shooting (Scott #1961d).
25th Olympic Games
Barcelona 1992
Centenary of Modern Olympic Games
The 1992 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, took place in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain from July 25 to August 9, 1992.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 26 athletes—24 men and 2 women—to compete in nine sports: athletics, boxing, cycling, equestrian, fencing, judo, sailing, shooting, and swimming. The Philippines also participated in two demonstration sports: taekwondo and Basque pelota.
The Philippines' official medal was a bronze in boxing, won by Roel Velasco in the men's light-flyweight (48 kg) division. In addition, Bea Lucero in the women's featherweight (51–55 kg) division and Stephen Fernandez in the men's bantamweight (54–58 kg) division also won bronze medals in taekwondo. However, because taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, their medals did not count toward the country's official medal tally.
To commemorate the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics, three postage stamps and a souvenir sheet containing three stamps were issued on August 4, 1992. The stamps featured the following sports: swimming on the 2-piso stamp (Scott #2170), boxing on the 7-piso stamp (Scott #2171), and athletics on the 8-piso stamp (Scott #2172).
The souvenir sheet (Scott #2172a) is imperforate but features simulated perforations. The three stamps were replicated on the souvenir sheet, but the swimming stamp was assigned a denomination of 1 piso instead of 2 piso. The individual imperforate stamps included in the souvenir sheet were not assigned separate Scott catalog numbers.
26th Olympic Games
Atlanta 1996
The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. The Atlanta Games marked the centennial of the modern Olympic Games, which began in Athens in 1896.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 12 athletes (8 men and 4 women) to compete in six sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, equestrian, shooting, and swimming. 
The Philippines finished the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics with one silver medal, won by Mansueto Velasco in the men's light-flyweight boxing division.
The Philippines finished the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics with one silver medal, won by Mansueto Velasco in the men's light-flyweight boxing division.To commemorate the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics and the centennial of the modern Olympic Games, four postage stamps and a souvenir sheet (Scott #2426) were issued on July 19, 1996. The stamps featured the following sports: boxing on the 4-piso stamp (Scott #2422), athletics on the 6-piso stamp (Scott #2423), swimming on the 7-piso stamp (Scott #2424), and equestrian on the 8-piso stamp (Scott #2425).
The four postage stamps were also on the souvenir sheet (Scott #2426a–d), with each stamp having a face value of 4 piso. The souvenir sheet has a white background featuring a stylized Olympic rings design extending across the four stamps.
A 12-piso stamp honoring Mansueto Velasco as an Olympic silver medalist (Scott #3725b) was issued on April 23, 2017.
27th Olympic Games
Sydney 2000
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and branded as Sydney 2000, took place in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia from September 15 to October 1, 2000. The Sydney Olympics were also promoted as the Games of the New Millennium.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 20 athletes (11 men and 9 women) to compete in nine sports: archery, athletics, boxing, diving, equestrian, rowing, shooting, swimming, and taekwondo.
To commemorate the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics, four postage stamps and a souvenir sheet with four stamps were issued on September 30, 2000. All stamps have a face value of 5 piso. The stamps featured the following sports: athletics (Scott #2684a), archery (Scott #2684b), shooting (Scott #2684c) and diving (Scott #2684d). The stamps on the souvenir sheet featured boxing (Scott #2685a), equestrian (Scott #2685b), rowing (Scott #2685c) and taekwondo (Scott #2685d).
28th Olympic Games
Athens 2004
The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad and branded as Athens 2004, took place in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to 29, 2004. The Athens Games marked the return of the Summer Olympics to Greece, the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games and the host of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 16 athletes (12 men and 4 women) to compete in six sports: archery, athletics, boxing, shooting, swimming, and taekwondo.
To commemorate the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics, four postage stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued on August 13, 2004. The stamps featured the following sports: shooting on the 6-piso stamp (Scott #2919), taekwondo on the 17-piso stamp (Scott #2920), swimming on the 21-piso stamp (Scott #2921), and archery on the 22-piso stamp (Scott #2922). Boxing is featured on the 22-piso stamp of the souvenir sheet (Scott #2923).
29th Olympic Games
Beijing 2008
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 15 athletes (10 men and 5 women) to compete in eight sports: archery, athletics, boxing, diving, shooting, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo. In addition, four Filipino athletes (2 men and 2 women) competing in wushu, which was held as a demonstration sport at the Beijing Games.
The Philippines did not win an official Olympic medal at the Beijing Games. However, Filipino athletes won four medals in wushu: one gold, one silver and two bronze. Willy Wang won the gold medal in the men's combined nanquan/nangun event. Mary Jane Estimar won silver medal in the women's sanshou event. Marianne Mariano and Benjie Rivera each won a bronze medal in their respective sanshou events. Because wushu was a demonstration sport, these medals were not included in the Philippines' official Olympic medal tally.
To commemorate the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, four postage stamps were issued on August 8, 2008. The stamps featured the following sports: archery on the 7-piso stamp (Scott #3168), taekwondo on the 20-piso stamp (Scott #3169), equestrian on the 24-piso stamp (Scott #3170), and weightlifting on the 30-piso stamp (Scott #3171).
30th Olympic Games
London 2012
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, took place in London, England, from July 27 to August 12, 2012.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 11 athletes (7 men and 4 women) to compete in eight sports: archery, athletics, boxing, cycling, weightlifting, judo, shooting, and swimming.
To commemorate the 2012 London Summer Olympics, four postage stamps were issued on July 27, 2012. The four stamps, all having a face value of 7 piso, featured the following sports: athletics (Scott #3441a), shooting (Scott #3441b), swimming (Scott #3441c), and boxing (Scott #3441d).
31st Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro 2016
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 to August 21, 2016.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 13 athletes (7 men and 6 women) to compete in eight sports: athletics, boxing, golf, judo, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo, and weightlifting.
The Philippines won one silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games, ending a 20-year Olympic medal drought for the Philippines. The silver medal was won by Hidilyn Diaz in the women's 53-kilogram weightlifting division. Her achievement made her the first Filipina to win an Olympic medal.
To commemorate the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, four 12-piso postage stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued on August 9, 2016. The stamps featured the following sports: taekwondo (Scott #3680a), boxing (Scott #3680b), equestrian (Scott #3680c), and archery (Scott #3680d). Basketball was featured on the 55-piso stamp of the souvenir sheet (Scott #3681).
In addition to the Olympic issue, the Philippines issued three 12-piso postage stamps and a souvenir sheet on April 23, 2017, honoring the country’s Olympic silver medalists: Anthony Villanueva, who won silver in boxing at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (Scott #3725a); Mansueto Velasco, who won silver in boxing at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (Scott #3725b); and Hidilyn Diaz, who won silver in weightlifting at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics (Scott #3725c). The three silver medalists are depicted together on the single 55-piso stamp in the souvenir sheet (Scott #3726).
32nd Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo Olympics Medalists
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and branded as Tokyo 2020, took place in Tokyo, Japan, from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The XXXII Olympiad was postponed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 19 athletes (9 men and 10 women) to compete in 11 sports: athletics, boxing, golf, gymnastics, judo, rowing, skateboarding, shooting, swimming, taekwondo, and weightlifting.
The Philippines won four medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics: one gold, two silver, and one bronze. The country’s historic first Olympic gold medal was won by Hidilyn Diaz in the women’s 55 kg weightlifting division. Diaz also set new Olympic records in the event. The boxing team added three more medals: Nesthy Petecio won a silver medal in the women’s featherweight division, becoming the first Filipina to win an Olympic medal; Carlo Paalam won a silver medal in the men’s flyweight division; and Eumir Marcial won a bronze medal in the men’s middleweight division.
The Philippines did not issue commemorative stamps for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. However, on September 18, 2021, four stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued to honor the Filipino athletes who won medals at the Games. The 12-piso stamp featured Hidilyn Diaz, the 14-piso stamp featured Nesthy Petecio, the 15-piso stamp featured Carlo Paalam, and the 17-piso stamp featured Eumir Marcial. All four medalists were also featured on the 55-piso souvenir sheet.
On the same date, ten stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued to honor Hidilyn Diaz, the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic gold medal. The ten stamps — three 12-piso stamps, three 14-piso stamps, two 15-piso stamps, and two 17-piso stamps — featured scenes from her gold-medal-winning performance. The 100-piso circular stamp on the souvenir sheet depicts Diaz during her successful lift that secured the gold medal.
33rd Olympic Games
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics Medalists
The 2024 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, took place in Paris, France, from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
The Philippines sent a delegation of 22 athletes (7 men and 15 women) to compete in 9 sports: athletics, boxing, fencing, gymnastics, golf, judo, rowing, swimming, and weightlifting.
The 2024 Paris Olympics marked the Philippines’ most successful Olympic performance to date, with the country winning four medals: two gold and two bronze. Carlos Yulo won both gold medals in men’s artistic gymnastics, in the floor exercise and vault. Two Filipino women boxers also won bronze medals: Aira Villegas in the women’s 50 kg (flyweight) division and Nesthy Petecio in the women’s 57 kg (featherweight) division.
The Philippines did not issue commemorative stamps for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. However, four 23-piso stamps and a souvenir sheet were issued on April 24, 2025, honoring the Filipino athletes who won medals at the 2024 Olympics. Carlos Yulo appeared on two stamps commemorating his gold-medal performances in the floor exercise and vault, while Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio each appeared on a stamp honoring their bronze-medal performances in women’s boxing. Carlos Yulo also appeared on the 100-piso stamp in the souvenir sheet.
- Stamps are shown at actual size.
- Only Philippine stamps commemorating the hosting of the Summer Olympic Games and/or stamps honoring Philippine medalists issued after the Games are included in this list.
- Scott Catalogue numbers are provided when available. When no country is specified, the Scott Catalogue number refers to a Philippine stamp.
- Created: August 2026
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