Palarong Pambansa Athletics Records
Compiled by ATFS Statistician
Andrew Pirie
Please note there is a lot of errors in record keeping on the DEPED official
website. Any additional corrections appreciated to
Palarong Pambansa Athletics Records
Some interesting stats about Palaro Athletic Records
- Oldest record set by Arthur Enon in 1990. With 7.26kg secondary boys shot-put mainly because this is the men’s weight. And this weight is not used anymore now boys are using 6kg.
- In Elementary boys the oldest records were both set by Western Mindanao now Zamboanga Peninsula. In both relays 4×100 and 4×400 at the 1997 Palaro.
- In Elementary Girls oldest record Rufia Tapsin of Western Mindanao time of 59.5 in 400 in 1996.
- In the secondary boys Jomar Udtohan holds 2 records the 200, 400.
- The most number of records in elementary is held is Sajipa Bassal of Western Mindanao who holds the elementary boys 110H, 400H, and 400 in 1998 as well as the year before being part of the Western Mindanao 4×100.
- In Secondary Girls Meagey Ninura 1500 and 3000 in 2017.
Moving On
Please note none of the elementary boys record holders moved onto win a
SEA Games medal let alone qualify for any SEA Games. The same can be
said with the elementary girls. While a few of these athletes such as De Josef,
Schrijvers. And De Oro represented the country in age grade meets.
In the boys secondary, Patrick Unso moved onto become a SEA Games
bronze medalist. And break the national record at the 2015 SEA Games in
Singapore. While Udtohan, Capangpangan, Fuentes, Soqueno, Esteban and
Pachecho won medals for the country at age grade meets.
Meanwhile in the girls secondary,Navalta made the national team. Rosales,
Calis, Schrijvers, Dolloso, De Oro, and Janario won medals for the country at
age grade meets.
Apart from Patrick Unso none of the other Palaro Record Holders moved
onto become SEA Games medalists.
