The Philippines competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. The Philippines sent its biggest delegation in the history of the Olympic Games with 53 athletes, 48 men and 5 women. Archery In the first postwar archery competition at the Olympics, the Philippines entered three men. Their highest placed competitor was Francisco Naranjilla, in 37th place. Men's Individual Competition: Francisco Naranjilla — 2288 points (→ 37th place) Carlos Santos, Jr. — 2183 points (→ 50th place) Ramon Aldea — 2102 points (→ 54th place) Athletics Men's 100 metres Tukal Mokalam First Heat — 11.02s (→ did not advance) Women's Discus Throw Josephine de la Viña Qualifying Round — 53.29 m (→ did not advance) Basketball Men's Team Competition Pool Play (Group B) Lost to Soviet Union (80-111) Lost to Italy (81-101) Lost to Yugoslavia (76-117) Lost to Puerto Rico (72-92) Lost to West Germany (74-93) Lost to Poland (75-90) Defeated Senegal (68-72) Semifinal Round Defeated Egypt (2-0, forfeit) Final Round Defeated Japan (80-73) → did not advance, 13th place Team Roster William "Bogs" Adornado Narciso Bernardo Ricardo "Joy" Cleofas Danny Florencio Jaime "Jimmy" Mariano Rosalio "Yoyong" Martirez Rogelio "Tembong" Melencio Edgardo "Ed" Ocampo (c) Manny Paner Jun Papa Marte Samson Freddie Webb Head Coach: Ignacio "Ning" Ramos Team Manager: Domingo Itchon Boxing Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Vicente Arsenal First Round — Lost to James Odwori (UGA), TKO-2 Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) Reynaldo Fortaleza First Round — Lost to Fujio Nagai (JPN), 1:4 Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) Nicolas Aquilino First Round — Bye Second Round — Lost to Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 0:5 Cycling One cyclist represented the Philippines in 1972. Individual road race Maximo Junta — did not finish (→ no ranking) Individual pursuit Maximo Junta Judo Geronimo Dyogi Renato Repuyan Sailing Soling Mario Almario Alfonso Qua Ambrosio Santos Shooting Eight male shooters represented the Philippines in 1972. 25 m pistol Rafael Recto Tom Ong 50 m pistol Arturo Macapagal Teodoro Kalaw 50 m rifle, three positions Lodovico Espinosa 50 m rifle, prone Lodovico Espinosa Trap Manuel Valdes Skeet Melchor Yap Raymundo Quitoriano SwimmingMen's 100m FreestyleLuis Ayesa Heat — DNS (→ did not advance)Men's 200m FreestyleLuis Ayesa Heat — 2:05.97 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle RelayLuis Ayesa, Dae Imlani, Carlos Singson Brosas and Jairulla Jaitulla Heat — 3:47.39 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle RelayDae Imlani, Edwin