Carlos Yulo
Yulo in 2019
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo
Nickname(s)Caloy Yulo
Country represented Philippines
Born (2000-02-16) February 16, 2000
Malate, Manila
Training locationTokyo, Japan
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Years on national team2018–present (PHI)
Head coach(es)Aldrin Castañeda
Former coach(es)Ricardo L. Otero Jr.
Munehiro Kugimiya
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing the  Philippines
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 2 2
Asian Championships 6 2 1
Southeast Asian Games 9 9 0
Total 17 13 3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Stuttgart Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2021 Kitakyushu Vault
Silver medal – second place 2021 Kitakyushu Parallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2022 Liverpool Vault
Bronze medal – third place2018 DohaFloor Exercise
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Liverpool Parallel Bars
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 SingaporeFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2023 SingaporeVault
Gold medal – first place 2023 SingaporeParallel Bars
Gold medal – first place 2022 DohaFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2022 DohaVault
Gold medal – first place 2022 DohaParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place2023 SingaporeAll-Around
Silver medal – second place 2022 DohaAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2023 SingaporeHorizontal Bar
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 PhilippinesAll-Around
Gold medal – first place 2019 PhilippinesFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2021 VietnamAll-Around
Gold medal – first place 2021 VietnamFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2021 VietnamStill Rings
Gold medal – first place 2021 VietnamVault
Gold medal – first place 2021 VietnamHorizontal Bar
Gold medal – first place 2023 CambodiaAll-Around
Gold medal – first place 2023 CambodiaParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2019 PhilippinesPommel Horse
Silver medal – second place 2019 PhilippinesStill Rings
Silver medal – second place 2019 PhilippinesVault
Silver medal – second place 2019 PhilippinesParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2019 PhilippinesHorizontal Bar
Silver medal – second place 2021 VietnamTeam
Silver medal – second place 2021 VietnamParallel Bars
Silver medal – second place 2023 CambodiaTeam
Silver medal – second place 2023 CambodiaStill Rings
FIG World Cup series
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 4 3 5
Total 4 3 5

Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo (born February 16, 2000) is a Filipino artistic gymnast who has won multiple medals at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He is the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships with his floor exercise bronze medal finish in 2018, and the first ever gold medal for the Philippines in 2019 in the same event. This performance also qualified him for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. A specialist in the floor, parallel bars, and vault apparatus, Yulo is noted for his precision in form and the difficulty of his routines, especially in floor exercise.[1]

Early life and education

Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo was born on February 16, 2000[2] to Mark Andrew Yulo and Angelica Yulo[3] in Manila, Philippines,[4] and was raised in Leveriza Street, Malate.[5][6] He is the second of five children; one of his younger siblings, Drew, is also a gymnast. Yulo grew up watching Filipino gymnasts train and compete at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate.[7]

Yulo attended Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School for his primary education in Manila, where he was already training for the Philippine National Games as part of the National Capital Region's gymnastics team.[8] Through the support of the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines, he was able to attend Adamson University in Ermita for his secondary education.[3]

In 2016, Yulo accepted an offer by the Japan Olympic Association to train in Japan under a scholarship program. Carlos had to move to Japan, and that's where he started his further education at Teikyo University in Itabashi. He commenced his study in 2013 and is devoted to a degree in literature.[9] Yulo is fluent in the Japanese language.

Career

Senior

In 2016, Munehiro Kugimiya from Japan would become Yulo's coach. The MVP Sports Foundation would start extending financial aid to his career the following year.[10]

In his Gymnastics World Cup debut in the 2018 series, he consistently performed well, winning a medal in the Melbourne, Baku, Doha, and Cottbus events.[6] At the men's floor exercise event at the 2018 Asian Games, he scored highest in the qualification phase[11] but failed to secure a medal after finishing 7th in the final.[6]

At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Yulo advanced to the all-around and floor exercise finals.[12][13] He won bronze in the floor exercise [14] becoming the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to win a medal at the championships.[15] At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Yulo claimed gold in the floor exercise finals making history as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian world champion in artistic gymnastics.[16][17][18]

By advancing to the final round of the all-around event of the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Yulo secured qualification to compete for the Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[19]

At the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, Yulo finished on the podium in every event winning gold in the all-around[20] and floor exercise[21] and silver in the pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.[22][23]

Yulo reportedly trains for six to eight hours a day, six days per week.[4]

He clinched his first-ever Asian Championship title when he clinched the gold medal at the floor exercise of the 2022 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha after taking silver in the individual all-around. He followed it up with gold medals in the vault and parallel bars events.[24][25] [26]

By mid-2023, around the time of the 2023 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Singapore, Yulo parted ways with long-time coach Kugimiya, reportedly over disagreements in priorities.[27]

Yulo's bid to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris continues, with Aldrin Castañeda as his interim coach[28] who was also Yulo's instructor during his junior years.[29] At the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Yulo placed 59th, failing to qualify for the Olympics in the all-around event.[30][31] He still qualified for the Olympics floor exercise event.[32]

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA FX PH SR VT PB HB
Junior
2014
Asean School Games1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pacific Rim Championships68
2015
International Junior Competition3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2016
Pacific Rim Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017
Junior Asian Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
International Junior Competition2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Senior
2018
World Cup Series (Melbourne)73rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Cup Series (Baku)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Cup Series (Doha)2nd place, silver medalist(s)5
World Cup Series (Cottbus)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Games774
World Championships233rd place, bronze medalist(s)
12th Toyota Cup International2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2019
World Cup Series (Melbourne)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Cup Series (Doha)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All Japan Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Asian Championships9447
All Japan Senior Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
Southeast Asian Games1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships101st place, gold medalist(s)
2020 All Japan Senior Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All Japan Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021All Japan Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Summer Olympics4
All Japan Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships51st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2022Southeast Asian Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships92nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships87R22nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
All Japan Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023World Cup Series (Cottbus)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Cup Series (Doha)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Cup Series (Baku)71st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Southeast Asian Games2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Asian Championships72nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)41st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships4R2

Awards

References

  1. ↑ https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=3960286
  2. ↑ "Carlos Edriel 'Caloy' Yulo bagong idolo matinik sa gymnastics" [New idol Carlos Edriel 'Caloy' Yulo, a gymnastics prodigy]. Abante Tonite (in Filipino). November 9, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Bancod, Rey (October 13, 2019). "Carlos Yulo: Humble beginnings give birth to world champion gymnast". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "YULO Carlos Edriel : FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ Valenzuela, N.G. (October 20, 2019). "Plain hard work got Yulo to where he is". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 Go, Beatrice (October 13, 2019). "Who is gymnast Carlos Yulo?". Rappler. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "FAST FACTS: Who is gymnast Carlos Yulo?". October 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "A bubbly 12-year-old Carlos Yulo shares his medal hopes". Rappler. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Filipino gymnast to get Japanese training, scholarship". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  10. ↑ "MVPSF extends financial help to gymnast Carlos Yulo". ESPN.com. August 5, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Asian Games: PH gymnast Carlos Yulo reaches men's floor exercise, vault finals". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Filipino gymnast Yulo pockets 3rd world cup medal in a span of 1 month". Rappler.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Gymnast Carlos Edriel Yulo takes silver in World Cup". Philstar.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ "FIG Live Scoring – Men's Floor Final". gymnastics.sport.
  15. ↑ "Gymnast Carlos Yulo makeshistory for PH, Southeast Asia". The Manila Times. November 2, 2018.
  16. ↑ "History! Yulo becomes first Pinoy gymnast to win gold at World Championships". ABS-CBN Sports. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  17. ↑ Atencio, Peter (October 14, 2019). "Pinoy gymnast wins first ever PH gold in Germany's world tilt". Manila Standard. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  18. ↑ Admin (November 4, 2018). "PH's Carlos Yulo is first gymnast in Southeast Asia to win medal in World Championships". Olympic PH. Archived from the original on October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Gymnast Carlos Yulo second Filipino to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympics". Spin.ph. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Caloy Yulo lives up to expectations, wins gymnastics' first gold in SEA Games". Spin.ph. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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  22. ↑ Naredo, Camille B. (December 4, 2019). "Magnificent Carlos Yulo concludes SEA Games with 7 medals". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  23. ↑ Giongco, Mark (December 3, 2019). "SEA Games: Carlos Yulo 'not satisfied' after two silver finishes". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  24. ↑ Valderrama, Aeron Paul (June 17, 2022). "Caloy Yulo bags elusive Asian Championship gold with triumph in floor". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  25. ↑ Bregman, Scott. "Carlos Yulo takes floor gold at Asian Gymnastics Championships". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  26. ↑ Morales, Luisa (June 18, 2022). "Yulo rakes in 3 golds in Asian Championships". The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  27. ↑ Pedralvez, Bong (October 1, 2023). "Love life gets in the way of Yulo's Olympic quest". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  28. ↑ Villar, Joey (September 29, 2023). "Yulo begins hunt for Olympic berth sans prized coach". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  29. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (October 3, 2023). "Carlos Yulo admits 'pros and cons' of coaching change after parting ways with Japanese mentor". Rappler. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  30. ↑ "What's going on with Caloy Yulo?". Manila Bulletin. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  31. ↑ Banzuelo, Neil (October 1, 2023). "Yulo fails to qualify in all-around finals in Belgium championships". BusinessWorld Online. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  32. ↑ Dioquino, Delfin (October 1, 2023). "Carlos Yulo earns Olympic berth, reaches floor exercise final for shot at world medal". Rappler. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
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