LIST: Golden boy Carlos Yulo joins ranks of Philippines’ Olympic medalists

With his historic gold medal win in the 2024 Paris Olympics, gymnast Carlos Yulo joined the prestigious list of athletes who have delivered an Olympic medal for the Philippines.

Yulo became only the second-ever gold medalist in the history of the Philippines in the Olympic Games and the 13th Filipino athlete to win a medal (not including demonstration sports).

He was also the first Filipino to win a medal in the Paris 2024 edition.

UPDATE, August 8, 2024: Here's the full list of Olympic medalists for the country, which now includes Yulo's two gold medals, as well as Aira Villegas and Nesthy Petecio's second Olympic medal:

Carlos Yulo, Gymnastics
2x Gold (Paris 2024)

Hidilyn Diaz, Weightlifting
Gold (Tokyo 2020), Silver (Rio 2016)

Nesthy Petecio, Boxing
Silver (Tokyo 2020), Bronze (Paris 2024)

Anthony Villanueva, Boxing
Silver (Tokyo 1964)

Mansueto ‘Onyok’ Velasco, Boxing
Silver (Atlanta 1996)

Carlo Paalam, Boxing
Silver (Tokyo 2020)

Teófilo Yldefonso, Swimming
Bronze (Amsterdam 1928), Bronze (Los Angeles 1932)

Simeon Toribio, Athletics
Bronze (Los Angeles 1932)

José Villanueva, Boxing
Bronze (Los Angeles 1932)

Miguel White, Athletics
Bronze (Berlin 1936)

Leopoldo Serantes, Boxing
Bronze (Seoul 1988)

Roel Velasco, Boxing
Bronze (Barcelona 1992)

Eumir Marcial, Boxing
Bronze (Tokyo 2020)

Aira Villegas, Boxing
Bronze (Paris 2020)

In demonstration sports, bowling's Arianne Cerdeña (Gold, Seoul 1988), taekwondo's Stephen Fernandez (Bronze, Barcelona 1992) and Bea Lucero (Bronze, Barcelona 1992), and wushu's Willy Wang (Gold, Beijing 2008) have also won medals, though these did not reflect in the overall rankings of their respective games.

Learn more about some of the country's legendary Olympians from this infographic, posted before Yulo's history-making win:

—JMB, GMA Integrated News