Elgin Tulop Elwais
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Team Palau - 2008 beijing Olympic games Micronesian Championships in Guam; 2008 Two sisters Samantha and Flora Oceania Championships in Saipan, CNMI. Sibling Position: Middle child Favorite Food: Sashimi and hot rice Elementary School: Lake Highlands Favorite Music: Slow rock & Reggae High School: Lake Highlands Elgin Tulop ELWAIS Favorite Artist: Jon Secada College: Newman University Born on 5 March 1985 What do you do in your free time? All my free time Sport Discipline: Wrestling Koror, Republic of Palau is spent with my daughter, Sydney, doing Sports Experience: 2x State qualifier; National 23 years old whatever she likes. runner‐up; All‐American Status; Oceania Son of Bluu Ongiil and Elwais Samil Most Memorable Experience? 1st Olympic freestyle silver and gold medalist; 2006 Oceania One sister Eldora andthree3 brothers Elizer, Cody, experience in Sydney, Australia. Championships in Surfers’ Paradise; 2007 World and Chuck How does if feel to go to the Olympic Games? Championships in Baku; 2008 Oceania Sibling Position: Youngest Excited and nervous. I feel like I’m under a lot Championships in Canberra, Australia; 2008 Elementary School: Koror Elementary School of pressure with beating my personal best time. World Championships in Baku. High School: Palau High School If you had a chance to talk to Palauans and young Favorite Food: Steak College: Palau Community College Adult High athletes, what would you say to them? You’re never Favorite Music: Hip‐hop School Program to young or old to become an athlete. It only Favorite Artist: Lil Wayne Sport Discipline: Wrestling takes patience and hard training to be at the What do you do in your free time? Rest, Sports Experience: 2001 Oceania Championships level you desire. Keep active and enjoy every entertainment. in Guam; 2002 Oceania Championships in moment of you sports life, because it will not Most Memorable Experience: Coming back to win Palau; 2004 Oceania Championships in Guam; last forever. two rounds in a row to take the match and 2004 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Role Model? My mother, Viviana Ucherbelau, qualify for Palau at Oceania Championships. Tashkent and Novi Sad; 2005 South Pacific Mini who helped me to become the person I am How does if feel to go to the Olympic Games? Best Games in Palau; 2005 Oceania Championships today. opportunity of my life. in FSM; 2005 World Championships in What are your plans after Beijing? Take a couple If you had a chance to talk to Palauans and young Budapest; 2006 Micronesian Games in Saipan, weeks of from work and training to spend time athletes, what would you say to them? Take control CNMI; 2006 Oceania Championships in Surfer’s with my family. of your situation, it is true that you can be Paradise; 2006 World Championships in What will you do ten years from now? I really have anything you want to be, that life is what you Guangzhou; 2007 South Pacific Games in no idea. It’s just too far away. make it. So go have fun and be somebody. Samoa; 2007 Oceania Championships in Who do you think are potential athletes in Palau? I Role Model? My parents, where I get my Hamilton; 2007 World Championships in Baku; believe that anyone who’s committed to any strength from. 2008 Oceania Championships in Canberra, sport is a potential athlete. What are your plans after Beijing? To graduate Australia; 2008 World Championships in Baku Special Appreciation: 1 Coach Carson & Family with a bachelor’s degree in ultrasound, and to and Guangzhou. and Palau Pacific Resort; 2. Coach Terry and continue to wrestle in pursuit of the 2012 Favorite Food: Mangrove crab Marianne; and 3 Koror State Government and Olympics. Favorite Music: Depends on the mood Sureor Gym. 4. Olbai Crew, especially YaYa & What will you do ten years from now? Take care of Favorite Artist: Def Leppard Somal. 5. Last, but not least, my family Blok, R‐ my family and hopefully be a two‐time What do you do in your free time? Anything to do U, Felix & Sydney for all you support Olympian. with family and friends…even my teammates Who do you think are potential athletes in Palau? Most Memorable Experience: The life before I Any of the youth looking to have fun and started wrestling compete. How does if feel to go to the Olympic Games? Special Appreciation: Thanks to John Tarkong, Jr. Exciting for making this all possible for me. If you had a chance to talk to Palauans and young Jesse Jay TAMANGROW athletes, what would you say to them? Chase the Born 16 March 1982 dreams and goals and never give up. Nothing in Yap, FSM life is free, there’s always a price to pay. In 26 years old return you become a better person and better Son of Joan Mary Phillips and Jesse Gomtin athlete. Most Important, LOVE YOURSELF Three sisters Dilmowais, Efrecia and Felida; and two Amber Sikosang YOBECH brothers Newhart and Cody Born 27 January 1991 Role Model? John Tarkong, Jr. nd What are your plans after Beijing? A little vacation Sibling Position: 2 Oldest Koror, Republic of Palau without thinking about sports and continue Elementary School: Meyuns Elementary School 17 years old education High School: Yap High School Daughter of Linda Pedro and Elia Yobech What will you do ten years from now? Still be a Sports Experience: 2003 MBT Basketball Two sisters Ziona and Adora; and three brothers Palauan wrestler and always be… Tournament in Palau representing Yap State; Uchellas, Demei (twin), and Rumong Who do you think are potential athletes in Palau? 2006 Micronesian Championships in Saipan, Sibling Position: Fourth (with twin brother) Anyone seriously into sports, good example, CNMI; 2006 Oceania Championships in Samoa; Elementary School: Koror Elementary School Leon Mengloi 2008 Oceania Championships in Saipan, CNMI. High School: Palau High School Special Appreciation: To all Sponsors of Palau Favorite Food: Anything goes Sports Experience: 2002 Micronesian Games wrestling team and especially Palau National Favorite Music: Hip‐hop (Pohnpei), 2003 South Pacific Games (Fiji), 2003 Olympic Committee for helping and always Favorite Artist: 2pac FINA World Championships (Spain), 2005 South been there to support us, the wrestlers of Palau What do you do in your free time? Hanging out Pacific Mini Games (Palau), 2006 Micronesian with my friends. Games (Saipan), 2007 FINA World How does if feel to go to the Olympic Games? Feels Championships (Australia), 2007 South Pacific good; I will learn a lot from this experience. Games (Samoa). If you had a chance to talk to Palauans and young Favorite Food: Italian, Mexican and Palauan athletes, what would you say to them? Whatever dishes. Peoria Poich KOSHIBA you do, just join any kind of sport activity Favorite Music: R & B Born on 27 June 1979 Role Model: My mom, Joan Mary Phillips Favorite Artist: Alicia Keys Koror, Republic of Palau What are your plans after Beijing? Keep up with my What do you do in your free time? Hang out with 29 years old training for the next competition. friends. Daughter of Viviana Ucherbelau and Joshua Koshiba What will you do ten years from now? Get a good Most Memorable: One sister Lipet and five brothers Talblok, Arbedul, Junior/Senior Prom life of my own and help coach young athletes. Sky, Spice and Storm How does if feel to go to the Olympic Games? It’s Who do you think are potential athletes in Palau? Sibling Position: Middle child (mother’s side) my first time being in the Olympics, so I’m really Any of the youth looking to have fun and Elementary School: Koror Elementary School excited. compete. High School: 2 years at Palau High School and 2 If you had a chance to talk to Palauans and Special Appreciation: I would like to thank all the years at Laurel High School in Nebraska young athletes, what would you say to them? staff of PNOC and PFTA, they made it possible College: 2 years at Wayne State College Never give up and do your best to achieve what for us to join this big games and also our Sport Discipline: Athletics you want. coaches and all the sponsors for Team Palau. Sports Experience: 1993 Belau Games; alternate Role Model? My parents. Thanks a lot for being supportive. in the 1994 Micronesian Games in Guam; 1995 What are your plans after Beijing? Rest a little then and 1996 Belau Games; 1997 World start training again. Championships in Athens, Greece; 1998 What will you do ten years from now? Don’t really Micronesian Games in Palau; 2000 Oceania know. Grand Prix; 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Who do you think are potential athletes in Palau? Australia; coach for Koror State in the 2000 and Antija Flowers, Rimuu Williams, Maria Gibbons, Osisang Chilton, Gayle Bornovski, Sizarotka 2001 Belau Games 2001 World Championships Florian Skilang TEMENGIL in Edmonton, Canada; 2003 Micronesian Born on 4 November 1986 Novzekalski, and Liam Bornovski. Championships in Palau; 2003 South Pacific Dallas, Texas Special Appreciation: Family, Friends, Evelyn Otto, Games in Suva, Fiji; coach and athlete at the 21 years old Orrend Iyar, PSA, PNOC, Koror State 2006 Micronesian Games in Saipan, CNMI; 2007 Son of Rosa and Florian Government. .