Samson Co
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| Sport | Wushu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Samson Co is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from the Philippines, and a current coach for the Philippines wushu team.
Career
[edit]Co made his international debut at the 1991 World Wushu Championships where he became the world champion in qiangshu and won a bronze medal in jianshu.[1] A few months later, he won two gold medals in jianshu and qiangshu at the 1991 SEA Games.[2][3] Two years later, Co competed in the 1993 SEA Games and won a gold medal in qiangshu and bronze medal in jianshu.[2][4] A few months later, he competed in the 1993 World Wushu Championships and once again became the world champion in qiangshu and also won a silver medal in jianshu.[5] He subsequently retired from competitive wushu.
After retiring from competitive wushu, he became a coach, eventually becoming the Philippines Wushu Team national coach,[6] and became a board member for the Wushu Federation of the Philippines.[7] His students have achieved gold medals at the World Wushu Championships, silver medals at the Asian Games, gold medals at the SEA Games, and gold medals at the World Junior Wushu Championships. Co has coached Arvin Ting, Daniel Parantac, and Sandrex Gainsan among others.[8][9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 1st World Wushu Championships" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
- ^ a b "SEA Games Medalists Since 1991". Philippine Olympic Committee. September 1, 2004. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "results at southeast asian games". Xinhua General News Service. Manila. November 30, 1991. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Sung, Grace (June 12, 1993). "Filipinos set to dominate wushu". The Straits Times. National Library Board. p. 36. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ "World Wushu Championships 1993 Results" (PDF). International Wushu Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Wushu medalists guests in SCOOP". The Philippine Star. Manila, Philippines. October 21, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Ramos, Gerry (July 11, 2021). "Former basketball head Jalasco now heads wushu federation". GMA New Media. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "Wushu experts wish: One gold medal, at least". The Philippine Star. Busan. October 8, 2002. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "SEA Games: Parantac dethroned in wushu". ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ Malanum, Jean (December 16, 2022). "Former Batang Pinoy standout becomes world jr wushu champ". Philippine News Agency. Manila. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
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