Mexican rhythmic gymnast
Rut Castillo Full name Rut Castillo Galindo Nickname(s) Rutilia Born (1990-09-16 ) 16 September 1990 (age 34) Guadalajara , Jalisco , MexicoDiscipline Rhythmic gymnastics Level Senior International Elite Years on national team 2005–present Head coach(es) Eliza Meza
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Spanish name , the first or paternal
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Castillo and the second or maternal family name is
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Rut Castillo Galindo (born 16 September 1990)[ 1] is a Mexican individual rhythmic gymnast . She represented Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics and became the first Mexican rhythmic gymnast to compete at an Olympic Games. She is the 2021 Pan American all-around champion. At the 2007 Pan American Games , she won the silver medal in hoop and the bronze medals in the all-around and clubs . She is an eight-time Central American and Caribbean Games champion. She has also competed at nine World Championships (2007 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2018 , and 2019 ).
Early life
Castillo was born on 16 September 1990 in Guadalajara . She began rhythmic gymnastics when she was six years old.[ 2] Her brother, Job Castillo , plays badminton internationally for Mexico, and her sister, Sara Castillo, is a badminton coach.[ 3] [ 4]
Career
2005–2009
At the 2005 Pan American Championships , Castillo won the bronze medal in the team event. Then at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games , she won the gold medal in the team event. Individually, she won the silver medals in the all-around and the ball , both behind Cynthia Valdez , and the bronze medal in the rope .[ 5] Then at the 2007 Pan American Games , she won the bronze medal in the all-around behind Lisa Wang and Valdez.[ 6] In the event finals, she won the silver medal in the hoop behind Alexandra Orlando , and she won the bronze medal in clubs behind Orlando and Wang.[ 7] She competed at her first World Championships in 2007 , finished 60th in the all-around during the qualification round. She also competed in the group event, replacing one of the Mexican gymnasts who got injured at the last minute.[ 8] At her second World Championships in 2009 , she placed 63rd in the all-around and helped the Mexican team in 28th.[ 9] [ 10]
2010
Castillo won the all-around gold medal at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games . She also won the gold medal in the Ribbon , and she won the silver medals in the ball, hoop, and rope.[ 11] Then at the 2010 World Championships , she finished 38th in the all-around, and Mexico finished 18th in the team competition.[ 12] [ 13] In December 2010, she won three medals at the 2010 Pan American Championships , team gold, hoop gold, and rope silver.[ 14] [ 15] However, she tested positive for Sibutramine , and in March 2011, she received a six-month suspension and was stripped of her medals.[ 16] [ 17] [ 18]
2011–2014
Castillo returned to competition at the 2011 World Championships where she finished 71st in the all-around and 17th with the Mexican team.[ 19] Then at the 2013 World Championships , she finished 44th in the all-around.[ 20] She began the 2014 season at the Pan American Championships where she won the team bronze medal.[ 21] Then at the 2014 World Championships , she finished 50th in the all-around and 17th in the team competition.[ 22] [ 23] At the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games , she won gold medals in the ball and hoop and the silver medals in the all-around and hoop, both behind Cynthia Valdez .[ 24]
2015–2017
Castillo was selected to represent Mexico at the 2015 Pan American Games where she finished seventh in the all-around and qualified for all four event finals.[ 25] She finished fifth in the ball final , fourth in the clubs final , and sixth in the hoop final and the ribbon final .[ 26] Then at the 2015 World Championships , she finished 57th in the individual all-around and 19th with the Mexican team.[ 27] [ 28] This result was not high enough for Castillo to qualify a spot for the 2016 Olympic Games . She then represented Mexico at the 2017 Summer Universiade and finished ninth in the all-around final .[ 29] She also qualified for the hoop and the clubs finals where she finished sixth and seventh, respectively.[ 30]
2018–2019
Castillo began the 2018 season at Central American and Caribbean Games where she won her second all-around title. She also won the gold medal in the clubs and ribbon, and she won the silver medal in the hoop behind teammate Marina Malpica . The gold medal that she won in the clubs final was Mexico's 100th gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games .[ 31] She then competed at the 2018 World Championships where she finished 31st in the all-around and 18th with the Mexican team.[ 32] [ 33] Then at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima , she helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind the United States, and she won the bronze medal in the ball behind Americans Laura Zeng and Nastasya Generalova .[ 34] [ 35] She represented Mexico at the 2019 Pan American Games , finishing tenth in the all-around and seventh in the ribbon final.[ 36] She then competed at the 2019 World Championships in Baku and finished 50th in the all-around and 25th with the Mexican team.[ 37] [ 38]
2021
At the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro , Castillo helped the Mexican team win the silver medal behind Brazil.[ 39] She then won the gold medal in the all-around ahead of Bárbara Domingos and Natália Gaudio and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games . She became the first Mexican rhythmic gymnast to qualify for an Olympic Games.[ 40] At the 2020 Olympic Games , Castillo finished 22nd in the qualification round for the individual all-around .[ 41] [ 42]
Personal life
Castillo is openly lesbian.[ 43] She was one of the two openly LGBTQ+ athletes representing Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics , and she was the only openly LGBTQ+ rhythmic gymnast at the 2020 Olympics.[ 2]
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