The delegation consisted of nine people: Foreign Consultant Rudolph Mueller, and six Olympians: high jumper Simeon Toribio, boxers John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr., and Carlos Padilla Sr., and swimmers Abdurahman Ali, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Jikirum Adjaluddin.

[7] Joaquin Elizalde, a member of the delegation, was picked to be a jury participant, specifically for athletics.

[8] The team consisted of high jumper Simeon Toribio, boxers John Gray, José Villanueva, José Padilla Jr.,[b][10] and Carlos Padilla Sr.,[c][11] and swimmers Abdurahman Ali, Teófilo Yldefonso, and Jikirum Adjaluddin.

[12] The team calculated to approximately nine people, who were transported on the Tatsuta Maru ship.

Then, he ended up with a bronze medal after jumping to a height of 1.97 meters, tied with four other athletes.

In the first round, he fought Edelweis Rodriguez from the Italian delegation on August 9.

He went to the semi-finals, fighting Lefty Gwynne of the Canadian delegation on August 11.

He won, fighting against Joseph Lang of the American delegation on August 13.

[20] The same day, Padilla[e] fought against Lucien Laplace of the French delegation in round one, losing after a decision.

[16] Ali competed in the 100-meter freestyle on August 6, specifically in heat four, lane four.