The 1932 Summer Olympics was held in Los Angeles, United States from July 30 to August 14 with 117 events in 14 sports.Thirty-seven (37) nations participated at this edition of Summer Olympics. Among these nations was the lone representative from Southeast Asia - the Philippines.The Philippines sent 8 athletes in 3 sports and was able to collect three Olympic medals at this edition.To date, this was the only Olympic edition where the Philippines won more than one medal.Athletics
- Simeon Toribio | High Jump | 1.97m | Bronze Medal ***
Boxing
- John Gray | Flyweight
- José Villanueva | Bantamweight | Bronze Medal ***
- José Padilla, Jr. | Lightweight
- Carlos Padilla | Welterweight
Swimming
- Abdurahman Ali | men's 100m freestyle
- Teófilo Yldefonso | men's 200m breaststroke | Finals Time: 2:47.1 | Bronze Medal ***
- Jikirum Adjaluddin | men's 200m breaststroke | Finals Time: 2:49.2 | 5th Placer
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