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                    [Title] => Nation remembers Yldefonso's 1924 feat
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It was exactly 84 years ago today when Teofilo Yldefonso won the Philippines’ first medal in the Olympics.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804774 [AuthorName] => Abac Cordero [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 574782 [Title] => Mequi's untold tales [Summary] =>

Former PSC chairman Perry Mequi shared two interesting stories about Filipino Olympic bronze medalists Teofilo Yldefonso and Simeon Toribio when we chatted on stage after the first Philippine Sports Hall of Fame enshrinement rites at the Manila Hotel last week.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 572752 [Title] => Hall of Fame launched in historic rites [Summary] =>

It took PSC chairman Harry Angping with his unflinching conviction to stage the first enshrinement ceremonies of the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame and he got the job done at the Maynila Ballroom of the Manila Hotel with a flourish the other night after an 11-year wait since the enactment of R. A. No. 8757 establishing the institution to immortalize the exploits of the country’s greatest athletes.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 570428 [Title] => '32 Olympic heroes honored [Summary] =>

It was a splendid year, 1932.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 61255 [Title] => Son says dad’s Olympic swim feat attainable [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 60980 [Title] => Swimmer Teofilo Yldefonso sa Hall of Fame [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260323 [Title] => Tankers hope to make waves [Summary] => The first Olympic medal won by the Philippines came in swimming in 1928. Teofilo Yldefonso took the bronze in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Amsterdam Games.

In 1932, Yldefonso repeated the feat in the same event. Today, the Ilocano remains the only Filipino to win more than one Olympic medal in history.
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