Top 10 Best Filipino Athletes 2014

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For this top 10 article we listed some of our Filipino athletes who really made impacts not only here in the Philippines but also in the international scenes. Athletes that represented our country in the world stages and athletes that did their best not to be popular and boast themselves but to wave the flag of Philippines to the world. Representing their own sports of specialties, these athletes are all winners in the hearts of every Filipinos. Here are some of the Filipino athletes who really caught the eyes and hearts of the Filipino and the world. Please refer to the table below.

List 10 down to 6

TOP : 10 Name : Phil Younghusband (PYH) Sports : Football About : He hold the record of 43 goals for the most goals made by a Filipino football player in international competition. His lone goal also helped Philippines beat the Indonesian team for the first time in 80 years in the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Challenge Cup.








TOP : 9 Name : DinDin Santiago Sports : Volleyball About : Standing at 6' 2", she helped lead Petron to the PSL GP title, NU to a Shakey’s V-League 1st conference finals appearance, and Philippine Army to an SVL 3rd conference finals appearance.








TOP : 8 Name : Alyssa Valdez Sports : Volleyball About : She is considered as the face of Women's Volleyball for the year 2014 after gaining 4 awards in the UAAP women’s volleyball Season 76. She got the Best Scorer, Best Server, Season MVP and Finals MVP awards all at once.








TOP : 7 Name : Daniel Caluag Sports : Racer About : He is the lone gold medalist winner for the Philippines during the 2014 Asian Games, held in Incheon, South Korea. Because of his gold medal win, Philippines got the 22nd place overall place for the event. Philippines got a total of 15 medals including Daniel's gold. (1 gold, 3 silvers, 11 bronzes)








TOP : 6 Name : Donnie Nietes (Ahas) Sports : Boxing About : Hiding behind the shadows of Manny Pacquiao, Brian Viloria and Nonito Donaire, he is the only Filipino boxer today who successfully defended his WBO light flyweight title for 7 consecutive years. He even surpassed Gabriel “Flash” Elorde as the longest-reigning Filipino boxing champion.