Tshomlee Cabanos Go (born January 13, 1981 in
Iriga
Iriga, officially the City of Iriga (Rinconada Bikol: ''Syudad ka Iriga''; bcl, Siyudad nin Iriga; fil, Lungsod ng Iriga), is component city in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11 ...
,
Camarines Sur
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) is a
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
practitioner from the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. He represented the country in the
2004
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Events January
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and
2008 Summer Olympics
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.
"15 Filipinos battle odds, Olympic gold ‘curse’"
, Inquirer.net, August 9, 2008
Go and his family left the Philippines sometime in the early 2010s to migrate to California
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in the United States. As of 2020, he works as a captain for a ship of the San Francisco Bay Ferry
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service and as an instructor in a gymnasium in Vallejo.
See also
* Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Philippines competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country was represented by 15 athletes, 10 men and 5 women, who competed in 17 events across 8 sports.
The Philippine government and private sector pledged a combined sum ...
References
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1981 births
Living people
People from Iriga
Sportspeople from Camarines Sur
Filipino male taekwondo practitioners
Olympic taekwondo practitioners for the Philippines
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in taekwondo
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2002 Asian Games
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2006 Asian Games
Taekwondo practitioners at the 2010 Asian Games
Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines
SEA Games medalists in taekwondo
Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
Asian Taekwondo Championships medalists
Filipino expatriate sportspeople in the United States
21st-century Filipino people
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