John Cabang Tolentino is a Filipino athlete. He is a gold medalist in the 110m hurdles during the 2025 Southeast Asian Games held in Thailand.

Personal Information
Name –> John Christopher Cabang Tolentino
Birth Date –> August 27, 2001 (Age )
Place of Birth –> Madrid, Spain
Hometown –> Manila, Philippines
Height –> N/A
College –> Tolosaldea Lanbide Heziketa Institua
Degree –> Robotics

Family and Childhood
John Cabang Tolentino was born to Filipino parents, Emma and Jose, though he was raised by adoptive Spanish parents in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country of Spain.

Career
John Cabang Tolentino approached the Philippine Athletics Track and Field Association (PATAFA) in 2022 to join the national team, leveraging his dual citizenship of the Philippines and Spain. He has since become a key athlete for the country, breaking the national record for the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.37 seconds in May 2024 and setting a new national record for the 60m hurdles at the 2024 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, where he won a bronze medal. He is a multi-time SEA Games medalist, notably winning the gold medal and setting a new SEA Games record in the men’s 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.66 seconds at the 2025 Games in Bangkok. Tolentino also qualified for and represented the Philippines at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, but his run was cut short due to an injury that forced him to forfeit his repechage bid, an injury that kept him from competing for eight months.

See also: Biography of Carlos Yulo , Alex Eala , Hidilyn Diaz