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John Baylon

John Baylon

Filipino judoka

John Baylon (born 6 November 1965) is a Filipino judoka who has competed in the Summer Olympics and a multi-medalist in the Southeast Asian Games.

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Career

He trained in Judo in Japan at the Kōdōkan[1] where he obtained his Judo black belt.[2]

He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.[3]

Baylon has won a total of nine gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games, first competing in the regional tournament in the 1980s.[4] His first gold medal in the games was in the 1991 edition which was hosted in Manila. He was the flagbearer of the Philippine Southeast Asian Games delegation in 2007.[5] In 2002, Baylon decided to take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu and obtained his black belt in the discipline from Toshiyuki Wado in 2008.[1] He also won medals in Judo at the World Masters, and Asian Games.[2]

In the 2011 edition, he failed to win a gold after he was defeated by Vietnamese judoka, Hai Long To in the 81 kg category semifinal. This led to him announcing his retirement from competitive judo.[4]

Retirement

After his retirement, he went on to become a coach in Brazilian jiu-jitsu[4] and Judo based in Metro Manila.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Navida, John Gray. "art II of MMA Philippines' Exclusive Interview with 6th Dan Judoka and BJJ Black Belt John Baylon". MMA Philippines. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  2. [2]
    "That Time Filipino Judoka John Baylon Submitted Mike Fowler in a Judo Tournament". Eastern Europe BJJ. 29 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Baylon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. [4]
    Castillo, Musong (19 November 2011). "John Baylon's long judo reign ends". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. [5]
    "7-time gold medalist Baylon to carry RP flag at 24th SEA Games". GMA News. 18 October 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
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