Carlos Yulo
Filipino artistic gymnast
Carlos Yulo cops Olympic double gold in the Paris Olympics 2024
Early Life and Education
- Born on February 16, 2000 in Manila Philippines as the second of four siblings
- Started training for gymnastics at the Gymnastics Association of the Philippines (GAP) at seven years old
- Attended Adamson University for high school under the help of GAP
- Accepted an offer by the Japan Olympic Association in 2016 to train under a scholarship program in Teikyo University
Early Career
- 2009 Palarong Pambansa in Tacloban
Placed fifth and second in different categories
- 2010 Palarong Pambansa in Tarlac City
Gold in individual all-around and floor exercise, Bronze in vault
- 2012 Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan
Gold in individual all-around, floor exercise, and vault
- 2013 Palarong Pambansa in Negros Oriental
Gold in team event, individual all-around, and floor exercise, Silver in vault
- 2014 ASEAN School Games
Gold in floor exercise and parallel bars
- 2014 Pacific Rim Championships
Sixth in floor exercise, Eigth in vault
- 2015 International Junior Competition in Yokohama, Japan
Bronze in vault
- 2016 Pacific Rim Championship
Gold in floor exercise and vault, Silver in still rings and parallel bars, Bronze in all-around
- 2017 Junior Asian Championships
Gold in parallel bars despite ankle injury
- 2017 International Junior Competition
Gold in vault final, Silver in floor exercise final