Jayson Valdez

Career Early career Valdez started his sports shooting career in 2009 and represented the Philippines in international competitions. The younger Valdez was also coached by his father, who is also the national shooting coach.

2010 to 2019 Jayson Valdez competed in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China but was not able to clinch a medal. At the 2015 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, Valdez clinched a bronze medal.

In 2018, Valdez reportedly received an offer to compete for Singapore; a proposition he rejected. He competed in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia where he took part in the men's 10m air rifle and men's 50m rifle 3 position events; failing to progress to the finals of both events. He however, broke his own Philippine national record for the first event.

Valdez qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in June 2021, which has been postponed for a year due to the pandemic. He qualified through accumulating enough minimum qualifying scores in Olympic qualifying tournaments, including the 2018 Asian Championship in Kuwait and the 2019 ISSF World Cup series.

Personal life Valdez got offered to get enlisted in the Philippine Army in 2015 but he only made the final decision to join in January 2021. He postponed his enlistment bid upon qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics which was postponed for a year. His father, Julius also served in the Philippine Marines with the rank of second lieutenant while his mother is a school teacher at Sun Valley Elementary School in Parañaque.