Sydney Sy Tancontian

Sydney Sy Tancontian
Personal information
National teamPhilippines
Born (1999-01-17) January 17, 1999 (age 27)
Home townDavao City
EducationUniversity of Santo Tomas
Sport
Sport
University teamUST Growling Tigresses (Judo)
Medal record
Representing  Philippines
Women's sambo
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Bucharest+80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2020 Novi Sad+80 kg
Bronze medal – third place2023 Yerevan+80 kg
World Beach Championships
Bronze medal – third place2024 Casablanca+72 kg
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Jounieh+80 kg
Gold medal – first place2025 Taskhent+80 kg
Silver medal – second place2024 Macau+80 kg
Silver medal – second place2026 Manila+80 kg
Women's kurash
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place2021 Phnom Penh87 kg
Bronze medal – third place2019 Philippines+70 kg
Women's judo
SEA Games
Bronze medal – third place2017 Kuala Lumpur‍–‍78 kg

Sydney Sy Tancontian (born January 17, 1999) is a Filipino sambist, judoka and kurash wrestler. She has competed at the SEA Games in judo and kurash, winning medals in both sports. In sambo, she has won three bronze medals at the World Sambo Championships and four medals at the Asian Sambo Championships.

Career

Judo

Tancontian competed at the 2017 SEA Games, where she won a bronze medal in the 78 kg category. She also represented the UST Growling Tigresses in judo at the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), in which she won the gold medal in the +78 kg category and was awarded Rookie of the Year in Seasons 82.

Sambo

At the 2018 World Sambo Championships held in Bucharest, Romania, Tancontian won a silver medal in the +80 kg division, becoming the first Filipino woman to do so. She then competed at the 2020 World Sambo Championships in +80 kg division, where she won a bronze metal once again. Tancontian competed in the 2022 Asian Sambo Championships held in Jounieh, where she won her first gold medal at the championships. She then competed at the 2023 World Sambo Championships in +80 kg division, where she won her third bronze metal at the championships.

In June 2024, Tancontian returned to the Asian and Oceanian Championships in Macau, where she won a silver medal. At the 2024 World Beach Sambo Championships held in Casablanca, Morocco, she won a bronze medal in the +72 kg event. In April 2025, at Asian and Oceanian Championships held in Tashkent, Tancontian won her second gold medal at the championships. The following month, she reached no. 1 in the FIAS world rankings. At the 2026 Asian and Oceanian Championships held in Manila, Philippines, she competed in the +80 kg category and won the silver medal.

Kurash

Tancontian competed in kurash at the 2019 SEA Games in the Philippines, in which she won a bronze medal in the +70 kg category. She returned to the SEA Games in the 2021 edition, where she won the silver medal, this time in the 87 kg category.

Personal life

Tancontian comes from a family of athletes. Her father Paolo is the founder and president of Pilipinas Sambo Federation. Her brother Chino is a judoka and sambo athlete.

References

  1. ↑ "FULL LIST: 2017 Philippines SEA Games athlete rosters". Rappler. June 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mariya Takahashi tops defending champ to win 2017 SEA Games judo". Rappler. August 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UAAP: UE gains first-ever title in women's judo". ABS-CBN. March 2, 2020.
  4. ↑ "UST Judokas score rare UAAP 4-peat". The Varsitarian. March 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Sambo bet makes history, nets first world medal for Philippines". Panay News. November 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Reflections of the Prize-Winners of the 3rd Day of the World SAMBO Championships in Romania". International Sambo Federation. November 12, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Sy-Tancontian to head world sambo athletes' commission". Manila Standard. January 23, 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Sy-Tancontian bags another bronze in world sambo meet". Manila Standard. November 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sydney SY: "I feel a sense of satisfaction from my first gold medal"". International Sambo Federation. June 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Results of the 1st Day of the Asia and Oceania SAMBO Championships 2024 in Macau". International Sambo Federation. June 29, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Results of the 1st Day of the World Beach SAMBO Championships 2024 in Morocco". International Sambo Federation. September 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "PH lady grapplers bag bronze medals in world sambo meet". Manila Standard. September 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Tancontian reclaims Asian Sambo throne in Uzbekistan". The Filipino Times. April 20, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Winners of the Second Day of the Asia and Oceania SAMBO Championships 2025 in Tashkent". April 15, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Sy-Tancontian climbs to No. 1in FIAS world sambo rankings". Manila Standard. May 2, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Results of the day 3 of the Asia and Oceania SAMBO Championships 2026 in Manila". International Sambo Federation. June 27, 2026.
  17. 1 2 "2 UST Judokas reap medals in SEA Games". The Varsitarian. May 14, 2022.
  18. ↑ "Baylon, at 54, shoots for gold in SEA Games". Philstar. October 8, 2019.
  19. ↑ Montejo, Mark Rey (February 3, 2025). "Chino Tancontian-Sy snares sambo gold in Japan meet". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  20. 1 2 "The Tancontians: A Lasting Legacy in Sambo". Philippine Sports Commission. October 31, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2025.