Carlos Yulo was born on February 16, 2000, in Manila, Philippines, the second child in a family of five, and was raised in Leveriza Street, Malate. He grew up watching Filipino gymnasts practice and compete at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate since then he wanted to pursue the sport. In 2016, Yulo accepted an offer from the Japan Olympic Association to train in Japan under a scholarship program. He had to move to Japan and study further at Teikyo University in Itabashi.

He consistently performed well in his Gymnastics World Cup debut in the 2018 series, winning a medal in the Melbourne, Baku, Doha, and Cottbus events. At the 2018 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Doha, Yulo advanced to the all-around and floor exercise finals. He won bronze in the floor exercise becoming the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to win a medal at the championships.

At the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart, Yulo claimed gold in the floor exercise finals making history as the first Filipino world champion in artistic gymnastics.

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.

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