Karl Jahrel Eldrew Poquiz Yulo (born 2008) is a Filipino artistic gymnast. He is the current junior Asian champion in vault, and is a silver medalist in the same apparatus in 2023.
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| Full name | Karl Eldrew Jahrel Yulo | ||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 29, 2008 Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Munehiro Kugimiya | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
editYulo was born on August 29, 2008 in Manila, Philippines to a family of gymnasts. His older brother, Carlos, is a two-time World and Olympic champion. His sister Elaiza, the youngest among the siblings, is also an artistic gymnast.[1]
Junior gymnastics career
editYulo competed at the 2023 Asian Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Singapore, which marked his international competition debut. He advanced to the finals in two apparatus— vault and floor exercise. He won the silver in vault, behind Wang Chengcheng of China.[2][3][4]
In 2024, Yulo improved his silver in vault to a gold at the 2024 Junior Asian Championships.[5][6] In April of the same year, he competed at the junior division of the 2024 Pacific Rim Championships. He finished second and won the silver medal in the All-Around. He won the golds in floor exercise and vault, and the silvers Pommel and Rings. In the Parallel Bars and High Bars, he finished at 6th.[7][8]
As a junior gymnast, he also competes at the Palarong Pambansa, representing the National Capital Region. At the 2023 Palaro, Yulo won the gold at the All-Around, and at all six events in the secondary boys’ artistic gymnastics category.[9]
Competitive history
edit| Year | Event | Team | AA | FX | PH | SR | VT | PB | HB |
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| Asian Championships | 9 | 7 |  |
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| Asian Championships | 17 |  |
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6 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ Navarro, June (July 21, 2024). "Yulo siblings on pace for SEA Games show". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Karl Eldrew Yulo, younger brother of Olympian Carlos Yulo, advances to two apparatus finals in Asian Junior tourney". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Karl Eldrew Yulo bags vault silver in Asian Junior tilt". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ says, Gen Yuiei (June 22, 2023). "2023 Asian Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (May 19, 2024). "Vault champ: Eldrew Yulo nails junior gold in Asian championships". RAPPLER. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Asian Championships Junior Men's Results". The Gymternet. May 22, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ Dioquino, Delfin (April 29, 2024). "Eldrew Yulo bags 2 golds, 3 silvers in Pacific Rim Championships as PH nets 8 medals". RAPPLER. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific Rim Championships Men's Results". The Gymternet. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ INQUIRER.net (August 4, 2023). "Karl Eldrew Yulo takes home six gymnastics golds in Palarong Pambansa". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
External links
edit- Eldrew Yulo on FIG.com