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Yulo in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo
Nickname(s)	Caloy
Country represented	Philippines
Born	(2000-02-16) February 16, 2000 (age 25) Malate, Manila, Philippines
Training location	Tokyo, Japan
Height	1.51 m (4 ft 11 in)
Discipline	Men's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team	2018 (2018)–present
Head coach(es)	Aldrin Castañeda
Former coach(es)	Munehiro Kugimiya
Medal record Men's artistic gymnastics Representing the  Philippines Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 2 0 0 World Championships 2 2 2 Asian Championships 11 2 4 Southeast Asian Games 9 9 0 Olympic Games Gold 2024 Paris Floor exercise Gold 2024 Paris Vault World Championships Gold 2019 Stuttgart Floor exercise Gold 2021 Kitakyushu Vault Silver 2021 Kitakyushu Parallel bars Silver 2022 Liverpool Vault Bronze 2018 Doha Floor exercise Bronze 2022 Liverpool Parallel bars Asian Championships Gold 2022 Doha Floor exercise Gold 2022 Doha Vault Gold 2022 Doha Parallel bars Gold 2023 Singapore Floor exercise Gold 2023 Singapore Vault Gold 2023 Singapore Parallel bars Gold 2024 Tashkent All-around Gold 2024 Tashkent Floor exercise Gold 2024 Tashkent Vault Gold 2024 Tashkent Parallel bars Gold 2025 Jecheon Floor exercise Silver 2022 Doha All-around Silver 2023 Singapore All-around Bronze 2023 Singapore Horizontal bar Bronze 2025 Jecheon All-around Bronze 2025 Jecheon Vault Bronze 2025 Jecheon Parallel bars SEA Games Gold 2019 Philippines All-around Gold 2019 Philippines Floor exercise Gold 2021 Vietnam All-around Gold 2021 Vietnam Floor exercise Gold 2021 Vietnam Still rings Gold 2021 Vietnam Vault Gold 2021 Vietnam Horizontal bar Gold 2023 Cambodia All-around Gold 2023 Cambodia Parallel bars Silver 2019 Philippines Pommel horse Silver 2019 Philippines Still rings Silver 2019 Philippines Vault Silver 2019 Philippines Parallel bars Silver 2019 Philippines Horizontal bar Silver 2021 Vietnam Team Silver 2021 Vietnam Parallel bars Silver 2023 Cambodia Team Silver 2023 Cambodia Still rings FIG World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd Apparatus World Cup 5 4 6
Military career
Allegiance	Philippines
Service/branch	Philippine Navy
Years of service	2024–present
Unit	Naval Reserve Command

Carlos Edriel Poquiz Yulo (born February 16, 2000) is a famous Filipino artistic gymnast. He is known for winning two gold medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He won gold in both the floor exercise and vault events.

Carlos Yulo made history as the first Filipino male gymnast to win a medal at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. He earned a bronze medal in the floor exercise in 2018. The next year, in 2019, he became the first Filipino and Southeast Asian to win a gold medal at the World Championships in the same event.

With many international medals, Yulo is the second person from the Philippines to win an Olympic gold medal. He is also the first athlete from Southeast Asia to win more than one gold medal at the Olympic Games. He has won two Olympic golds, six World Championship medals (two golds, two silvers, two bronzes), eleven Asian Championship golds, and nine SEA Games golds. Carlos is admired for his precise movements and difficult routines, especially on the floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars.

Early Life and Training

Carlos Yulo was born on February 16, 2000, in Manila, Philippines. His parents are Mark Andrew and Angelica Yulo. He is the second of four children. His younger siblings, Eldrew and Elaiza, are also gymnasts.

Carlos grew up watching gymnasts practice at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate. He started gymnastics training when he was seven years old. His grandfather, Rodrigo Frisco, saw him tumbling and took him to the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP).

He went to Aurora A. Quezon Elementary School and later to Adamson University for high school. In 2016, Carlos received a scholarship from the Japan Olympic Association. This allowed him to move to Japan and train there. He continued his studies at Teikyo University in Tokyo, graduating in 2022.

Gymnastics Career Highlights

Carlos Yulo started competing in 2008. He joined his first Palarong Pambansa (Philippine National Games) in 2009. He won a silver medal in the floor exercise, which motivated him to train even harder.

Junior Competitions

As a junior gymnast, Carlos was coached by Aldrin Castañeda. In 2014, he won gold medals in the floor exercise and parallel bars at the ASEAN School Games. He also won a bronze medal in the vault at a competition in Japan in 2015.

In 2016, Munehiro Kugimiya became Carlos's coach. Carlos also received a scholarship from the International Gymnastics Federation to help him train in Japan. He won five medals at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, including gold in floor exercise and vault. Even with an ankle injury in 2017, he won a gold medal in the parallel bars at the Junior Asian Championships.

Senior International Debut

Carlos Yulo started competing as a senior gymnast in 2018. He quickly won bronze and silver medals at various World Cup events. At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, he made history. He became the first Filipino gymnast to reach a World Championships final. He then won a bronze medal in the floor exercise, making him the first Filipino and first male Southeast Asian gymnast to win a medal at this event.

First World Title

Yulo competing in the floor exercise at the 2019 SEA Games

In 2019, Carlos won a gold medal in the floor exercise at the Melbourne World Cup. At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, he qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In the floor exercise final, he won the gold medal. This made him the first Filipino and Southeast Asian world champion in artistic gymnastics.

After the World Championships, he competed at the Southeast Asian Games. He won gold medals in the all-around and floor exercise. He also earned silver medals in pommel horse, still rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar.

Olympic Journey and World Medals

Many competitions in 2020 were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Carlos continued to train and won bronze medals in vault and floor exercise at Japanese championships.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Carlos aimed for gold. He qualified for the vault final and finished in fourth place, just missing a medal. After the Olympics, he competed at the 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Japan. He won a gold medal in the vault and a silver medal in the parallel bars.

In 2022, at the Southeast Asian Games, Carlos helped the Filipino team win a silver medal. He also won gold medals in the all-around, floor exercise, still rings, vault, and horizontal bar. Later that year, he won his first senior Asian Championships titles in floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars. At the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he won a silver medal in the vault and a bronze medal in the parallel bars.

In 2023, Carlos continued to win medals at World Cup events. He defended his all-around title at the Southeast Asian Games. At the 2023 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships, he won three gold medals in floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars. He also won a silver in the all-around and a bronze in horizontal bar. After this, he started training again with his junior coach, Aldrin Castañeda. Carlos qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics through his performance in the floor exercise at the World Championships.

Becoming an Olympic Champion

Yulo (center) with Aira Villegas (left) and Nesthy Petecio (right) holding their medals at a parade after the 2024 Summer Olympics

In 2024, Carlos won more gold medals at the Asian Championships in Tashkent. He won the all-around title, plus golds in floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars.

At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, Carlos qualified for the all-around, vault, and floor exercise finals. On August 3, he won the gold medal in the men's floor exercise final. This made him the first Filipino man and first Filipino gymnast to win an Olympic gold medal. He was the second Filipino ever to win an Olympic gold, after Hidilyn Diaz in weightlifting. The very next day, Carlos won his second gold medal at the Games in the vault event. This made him the Philippines' first-ever athlete to win multiple Olympic gold medals.

After his amazing Olympic wins, the Philippine government and other groups promised Carlos many rewards, including homes. Carlos announced he would take a break from competitions for the rest of 2024. In October 2024, it was confirmed that Aldrin Castañeda would remain his personal coach.

Personal Life

Carlos Yulo is in a long-distance relationship with Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose, a student and content creator from Australia. They started their relationship in 2020.

In October 2024, Carlos Yulo joined the Philippine Navy as a reservist. He holds the rank of Petty Officer First Class.

Competitive History

Competitive history of Carlos Yulo at the youth level

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2009
	Palarong Pambansa		5		N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
2010
	Palarong Pambansa	5			N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
2011
	Palarong Pambansa				N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
	National Games
2012
	Palarong Pambansa				N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A
2013
	Palarong Pambansa				N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A

Competitive history of Carlos Yulo at the junior level

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2014
	ASEAN School Games
	Pacific Rim Championships			6			8
2015
	Toyota International Junior Competition
2016
	Pacific Rim Championships
2017
	Junior Asian Championships
	Toyota International Junior Competition

Competitive history of Carlos Yulo at the senior level

Year	Event	Team	AA	FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB
2018
	Melbourne World Cup			7
	Baku World Cup
	Doha World Cup						5
	National Games	N/A
	Asian Games		7	7			4
	World Championships		23
	Cottbus World Cup
	Toyota International
2019
	Melbourne World Cup
	Doha World Cup
	Asian Championships		8	4			4	7
	All-Japan Senior Championships
	World Championships		10
	Southeast Asian Games
2020	All-Japan Senior Championships
	All-Japan Championships
2021	All-Japan Event Championships
	Olympic Games						4
	All-Japan Senior Championships
	World Championships			5
2022	Southeast Asian Games				6
	Asian Championships	9				4
	World Championships		8	7		R2
	All-Japan Team Championships
2023	Cottbus World Cup
	Doha World Cup
	Baku World Cup					7
	Southeast Asian Games
	Asian Championships	7				4
	World Championships			4				R2
2024	Baku World Cup
	Doha World Cup
	Asian Championships	6				6			4
	Olympic Games		12
2025
	Asian Championships	7				7			7

National Honors and Awards

Carlos Yulo has received many awards and honors for his achievements.

National Honors

•  Philippines:
  • Presidential Medal of Merit (2024)

Awards

Other Awards

Images for kids

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  Yulo receiving an award from Ambassador of Japan to the Philippines Koji Haneda

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  Award given to Yulo by Haneda for his "efforts in enhancing the relationship between Japan and the Philippines."

See also

In Spanish: Carlos Yulo para niños