Philippines national athletics team

Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA)[1] is the governing body of athletics in the Philippines.

The first participation of the Philippines in an international competition was at the Far Eastern Games in 1913.

The first win that the Philippines national athletics team had won though was the olympic games, receiving a bronze medal in the Men's 200 meters breaststroke, won by Teófilo Yldefonso, in the 1928 Amsterdam summer Olympics.

Athletics is one of the core sports of the Asian games.

Year introduced: 1951 First medal : 1951 Last medal: 1994 100 meters 200 meters 400 meters 800 meters 4 × 100 m Relay 4 × 400 m Relay Discus Throw High Jump Pole Vault Hurdles Javelin Throw Long Jump Pentathlon Shot Put Steeplechase Year introduced: 1896 First medal : 1932 Last medal: 1936 These are the national team coaches who have been appointed by PATAFA.