Carlos Edriel Yulo etched his name in Philippine sports history by clinching the country’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Floor Exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Yulo defeated Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat (silver) with a score of 14.966 points and Jake Jarman of Great Britain (bronze) with 14.933 points. Yulo’s score was 15.000 points, a mere 0.067 points difference between the bronze and gold medal.
Golden boy!
First medal for the Philippines in the 2024 Paris Games… and it's a gold one. Congrats to Carlos Edriel for this historic result 🥳🇵🇭
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Première médaille pour les Philippines aux Jeux de Paris 2024… et c'est une médaille d'or. Félicitations à Carlos Edriel pour ce… pic.twitter.com/C2wRTfL7Wn— Paris 2024 (@Paris2024) August 3, 2024
Yulo’s gold medal is the Philippines’ second Olympic gold medal since Hidilyn Diaz won the weightlifting gold in the previous Tokyo Olympics. The Filipino gymnast still has a chance to win another medal for the Philippines as he is set to compete in the Men’s Vault Finals.