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Aldrin Castañeda

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Aldrin Castañeda
Castañeda in 2024
Personal information
Birth nameAllen Aldrin Castañeda
CitizenshipFilipino
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Home townCebu City, Philippines
EmployerGymnastics Association of the Philippines
Sport
SportArtistic gymnastics
PositionCoach
University teamUniversity of Southern Philippines Foundation
Now coachingCarlos Yulo

Allen Aldrin Castañeda (born 1972)[1] is a Filipino Olympic gymnastics coach who coached two-time Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo.

Career

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Castañeda who hails from Cebu City was a former gymnast himself who competed for the Philippines internationally.[2] He would take part at the Asian Gymnastics Championships in the 1990s.[3]

He was also the coach of the University of Southern Philippines Foundation gymnastics team.[4]

Along with other Cebuanos Ricardo Otero and Joel Panugalinog, Castañeda taught Carlos Yulo during his junior years until 2016, when Japanese coach Munehiro Kugimiya took Yulo under his tutelage.[2] When Kugimiya and Yulo parted ways in 2023, Castañeda became his coach again.[5]

Castañeda would be the coach of Yulo when the gymnast clinch a historic double gold in the floor exercise and vault in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6] As per law, Castañeda is also entitled to receive incentives for Yulo's feat.[7] Taking advantage of the feat, coach Darlene Dela Pisa would advocate for more support for gymnastics in their hometown.[8]

In October 2024, it was decided that Castañeda will remain Yulo's coach.[9]

Personal life

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Aldrin Castañeda is the second eldest of seven siblings to Cebu gymnastics officials Norberto and Regina Castañeda [2]

References

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  1. ^ "Allen Aldrin Castaneda". Olympics.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c Magsumbol, Caecent No-ot (5 August 2024). "The Cebuano coaches behind Carlos Yulo's gold". Philstar Life, The Freeman. The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ Rosal, Glendale (30 August 2024). "Carlos Yulo's Cebuano coach shares magical Olympics experience". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  4. ^ Cordova, Calvin (7 August 2024). "Carlos Yulo's Cebuano coach set for hero's welcome". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  5. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (3 October 2023). "Carlos Yulo admits 'pros and cons' of coaching change after parting ways with Japanese mentor". Rappler. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  6. ^ Fuentes, Kaiser Jan (7 August 2024). "Cebu to honor Carlos Yulo's coach". The Manila Times. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Yulo's Cebuano coach to get P10M incentive". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Cebuana gymnastics coach pushes for better support amidst Yulo's Olympic triumph". Cebu Daily News. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  9. ^ Henson, Joaquin. "No foreign coach for Yulo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 October 2024.