Samson Co

Samson Co

Sport
Sport	Wushu
Event(s)	Changquan, Jianshu, Qiangshu
Medal record Men's Wushu Taolu Representing Philippines World Championships Gold medal – first place 1991 Beijing Qiangshu Gold medal – first place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Qiangshu Silver medal – second place 1993 Kuala Lumpur Jianshu Bronze medal – third place 1991 Beijing Jianshu SEA Games Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Jianshu Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Qiangshu Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Qiangshu Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Jianshu

Samson Co is a retired competitive wushu taolu athlete from the Philippines, and a current coach for the Philippines wushu team.

Career

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. A few months later, he won two gold medals in jianshu and qiangshu at the 1991 SEA Games. Two years later, Co competed in the 1993 SEA Games and won a gold medal in qiangshu and bronze medal in jianshu. 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. He subsequently retired from competitive wushu.

After retiring from competitive wushu, he became a coach, eventually becoming the Philippines Wushu Team national coach, and became a board member for the Wushu Federation of the Philippines. 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.