Carlos Yulo

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Poquizand the surname or paternal family name is Yulo.

Carlos Yulo
Yulo in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo
Nickname(s)	Caloy Yulo
Country represented	Philippines
Born	(2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 24) Malate, Manila
Training location	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Years on national team	2018–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 2019 Stuttgart Floor Exercise 2021 Kitakyushu Vault 2021 Kitakyushu Parallel Bars 2022 Liverpool Vault 2018 Doha Floor Exercise 2022 Liverpool Parallel Bars Asian Championships 2023 Singapore Floor Exercise 2023 Singapore Vault 2023 Singapore Parallel Bars 2022 Doha Floor Exercise 2022 Doha Vault 2022 Doha Parallel Bars 2023 Singapore All-Around 2022 Doha All-Around 2023 Singapore Horizontal Bar Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines All-Around 2019 Philippines Floor Exercise 2021 Vietnam All-Around 2021 Vietnam Floor Exercise 2021 Vietnam Still Rings 2021 Vietnam Vault 2021 Vietnam Horizontal Bar 2023 Cambodia All-Around 2023 Cambodia Parallel Bars 2019 Philippines Pommel Horse 2019 Philippines Still Rings 2019 Philippines Vault 2019 Philippines Parallel Bars 2019 Philippines Horizontal Bar 2021 Vietnam Team 2021 Vietnam Parallel Bars 2023 Cambodia Team 2023 Cambodia Still Rings FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd World Cup 5 4 6 Total 5 4 6

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. After moving to Japan, Yulo continued his education at Teikyo University in Itabashi in 2013 and is majoring in literature. ^[9] Yulo is fluent in Japanese.

Career

Senior

In 2016, Munehiro Kugimiya from Japan became Yulo's coach, and 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 Games
	Pacific Rim Championships			6			8
2015
	International Junior Competition
2016
	Pacific Rim Championships
2017
	Junior Asian Championships
	International Junior Competition
Senior
2018
	World Cup Series (Melbourne)			7
	World Cup Series (Baku)
	World Cup Series (Doha)						5
	World Cup Series (Cottbus)
	Asian Games		7	7			4
	World Championships		23
	12th Toyota Cup International
2019
	World Cup Series (Melbourne)
	World Cup Series (Doha)
	All Japan Championships
	Asian Championships		9	4			4	7
	All Japan Senior Championships
	Southeast Asian Games
World Championships		10
2020	All Japan Senior Championships
	All Japan Championships
2021	All Japan Championships
	Summer Olympics						4
	All Japan Championships
	World Championships			5
2022	Southeast Asian Games				6
	Asian Championships	9				4
	World Championships		8	7		R2
	All Japan Championships
2023	World Cup Series (Cottbus)
	World Cup Series (Doha)
	World Cup Series (Baku)					7
	Southeast Asian Games
	Asian Championships	7				4
	World Championships			4				R2
2024	World Cup Series (Baku)
	World Cup Series (Doha)

Awards

• President's Award, 2020 Philippine Sportswriters Association Awards ^[33]

References

1. "Who will shine bright in the city of diamonds?: Individuals seeking glory". Federation Internationale De Gymnastique. August 24, 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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3. Bancod, Rey (October 13, 2019). "Carlos Yulo: Humble beginnings give birth to world champion gymnast". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
4. "YULO Carlos Edriel : FIG Athlete Profile". International Gymnastics Federation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
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21. Giongco, Mark (December 3, 2019). "SEA Games: Carlos Yulo rules floor exercise for 2nd gymnastics gold". sports.inquirer.net. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
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.
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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.
33. "Gymnast Yulo to be conferred with the PSA President's Award". ABS-CBN Sports. February 1, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

External links

• Philippines portal

• Carlos Yulo Profile
• Carlos Yulo on Instagram